Hair dye containing one or more edible or cosmetic colors

ABSTRACT

This invention discloses a hair dye and a hair dyeing method using a dye mainly made of natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics), and cosmetic colors. The hair dye can be applied for dyeing hair and skin at the same time according to the keratin-like structure of the hair and skin. The hair dye can be manufactured in a form of a hair dye cream, a hair dye lotion, a frost hair dye, a hair dye gel, a hair dye ointment, a hair dye shampoo, a foam type hair dye, or a spray type hair dye. After the hair dye is combined with a perm agent, a dyeing and perming product is produced for dyeing and perming hair all at one time. The natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors of the hair dye penetrate into the hair by different hair dyeing methods to achieve the hair dyeing effect, and permanent hair dye, semi-permanent hair dye and temporary hair dye are manufactured according to the depth that the color enters into the hair structure.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hair dye mainly manufactured bynatural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used infood and cosmetics), and cosmetic colors. The hair dye can be used fordyeing hair and skin according to the keratin-like structure of a user'sskin and the hair, and the hair dye can be manufactured in form of ahair dye cream, a hair dye lotion, a frost hair dye, a hair dye gel, ahair dye ointment, a hair dye shampoo, a foam type hair dye or a spraytype hair dye. In addition, the hair dye can be combined with a permagent to produce a two-in-one product for dyeing hair and performing aperm at the same time. The natural colors (used in food and cosmetics),synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) or cosmetic colors in thehair dye are permeated into a user's hair by different hair dyeingmethods to achieve the hair dyeing purpose, and the hair dye is mainlydivided into a permanent hair dye, a semi-permanent hair dye and atemporary hair dye according to how deep the colors can enter into thehair structure.

2. Description of the Related Art

As mentioned above, the hair dye is mainly divided into temporary hairdye, semi-permanent hair dye, and permanent hair dye. The temporary hairdye generally refers to a hair dye that can be removed by shampooing thehair once. Since the particles of the temporary hair dye are relativelylarger and cannot enter into a user's hair cortex layer throughcuticles, the particles are simply deposited onto the hair surface toform a color covering layer. The semi-permanent hair dye generallyrefers to a hair dye that can last after 6 to 12 times of shampooing thehair, and the semi-permanent hair dye can be divided into acidic, basicand diversified dyes, wherein the acidic dye is mainly an azo acid dye,and the effect of ionic bonds is used for depositing the dye and showingthe color, and the acidic dye can be used in conjunction with a solventsuch as benzyl alcohol and N-methylpyrrolidone, and an citric acid canbe added to adjust the pH value to improve the hair dyeing effect. Thealkaline hair dye is primarily a basic dye or a nitro-amino dye and canbe used in conjunction with an alkali expanded cuticle such astriethanolamine, and the semi-permanent hair dye is coated onto thehair, and then rinsed by water after the dye has remained on the hairfor 20-30 minutes in order to dye the hair. The permanent hair dye ismainly divided into three types: a permanent metallic hair dye, apermanent botanic hair dye, and a permanent oxidizing hair dye.

(1) Permanent Metallic Hair Dye: a metal salt is used as a raw materialfor dyeing hair, and the metal salt is deposited onto a surface of hairshafts, such that the hair has a darker luster with a metal appearance,and the hair becomes fragile, and the efficiency of the permanent wavebecomes low.

(2) Permanent Botanic Hair Dye: The present permanent botanic hair dyeis mainly divided into two types: (I) Color Adsorption: The complexationof the botanic dye with a cation surfactant forms small particlescovered onto a hair surface, and other methods include: mixing severalkinds of botanic dyes to show different colors. Since dye moleculesreact with cuticle by the adsorption method only, such dyes arecategorized as temporary or semi-permanent hair dyes. (II) Metal IonComplex: Active ingredients (such as hematoxylin or tannic acid) in aplant and metal ions form a colored complex which penetrates into a haircortex layer. Since the dye molecules can enter into the hair cortex,such dye is categorized as a permanent hair dye, and the matter of thissort is generally a polyphenol-rich and tannic acid-rich pant, and therepresentative polyphenol is hematoxylin and the representative tannicacid comes from gall nuts, cloves, and pomegranate peels.

(3) Permanent Chemical Oxidizing Hair Dye: This hair dye is themainstream product available in the market, wherein the first dose ofthe chemical oxidizing hair dye has a main composition of an oxidationdye, a coupling agent and an alkali, and the second dose has a maincomposition of concentrate hydrogen peroxide. In the hair dyeingprinciple of the chemical oxidizing hair dye, the alkali in the firstdose is used for opening the hair cuticles and then the oxidation dyeand the coupling agent enter into the hair cortex layer successfully,and then the second dose containing hydrogen peroxide oxidizes theoxidation dye and the coupling agent entered into the hair cortex layerto promote a direct deposition of a polymer dye formed after theoxidation takes place onto the hair cortex layer to achieve a permanenthair dyeing effect. However, latest research reports have indicated thatmost oxidation dyes and coupling agents are highly toxic andcarcinogenic, and slight to severe allergic reactions may occur at theskin easily after a long time of use or an excessive use. Furthermore,the alkali used in the first dose has bad smell and its strongalkalinity (pH>9.5) will damage hair texture seriously, such that aftera long time of use or an excessive use, the hair texture will be damagedand the skin will be irritated. Therefore, people play more and moreattention to the toxic side effect and the safety issue of the chemicaloxidizing hair dye, and developed countries have paid high concerns andconducted researches to the carcinogenicity caused by the chemicaloxidizing hair dyes of this sort. At present, many publications (aslisted in Table 1) have shown that many oxidation dyes and couplingagents in the chemical oxidizing hair dye are genotoxic, whereinm-phenylenediamine (MPD) is categorized as a suspected carcinogen ofanimals by World Health Organization and categorized as an inducedanaphylactic substance and banned recently by European Union, and Taiwanfollows U.S. and Japan and has not banned MPD yet, but limits thecontent below 5% of the product.

TABLE 1 Mutagencity of Main Composition of Chemical Oxidizing Hair DyeAmes Other Composition Test Method Reference p-nitroaniline + +  [3]p-phenylenediamine + +  [3] +  [2] +  [7] o-phenylenediamine + +  [3] + [1] 2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine + +  [3] + [4, 5]3-nitro-o-phenylenediamine + +  [3] +  [5]4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine + +  [3] + [4, 5] 2,4 diaminoanisole + [1, 2,9]  2,5 diaminoanisole +  [1, 10] 2,4 diaminodiphenyl ether +  [1] + [2] + +  [9] + [10] m-phenylenediamine + + [1, 9, 10] +  [2] 2,5diaminodiphenyl ether + [1, 2] 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine + [1, 3] + [9] 2-amino-4-nitrophenolate +  [1, 10] +  [9] 2-amino-5-nitrophenol[1, 10] +  [9] p-hydroxyl-m-phenylenediamine + [13]p-methoxy-m-phenylenediamine + [13] 4-amino-3-nitro-6-anisidine + [14]2,4-diamino-ethoxy benzene + [10, 11] 2,4-diamino-n-propoxyl benzene +[10, 11] 2,4-diamino-ethylbenzene + + [10] + [11]2,4-diamino-isopropoxyl benzene + [10, 11] +  [9]3-nitro-4-N-β-hydroxyethyl anisidine + [10]4-amino-3-nitro-phenoxyethanol + [10] 4-nitro-2-amino-6-methylaniline +[12] 4-nitro-2-amino-6β-hydroxyethyl aniline + [12]4-nitro-2-amino-6β-hydroxypropyl aniline + [12]4-nitro-2-amino-6β-isopropylaniline + [12] 2-nitro-6-methyl + [12]2-nitro-6β-hydroxyethyl-p-phenylenediamine + [12]4-amino-3-nitro-5-methylaniline + [14]4-amino-3-nitro-5-β-hydroxy-propylaniline + [14]4-amino-3-nitro-5-isopropylaniline + [14]4-amino-3-nitro-5,6-dimethylaniline + [14] 4-amino-2,5-dimethylaniline +[14]

Reference: J Environ Occup Med. 2008, 25. 1, p 100.[Research Developmenton Mutagenocity, Carcinogenicity and Toxicokinetics of Hair Dyes]

P-phenylenediamine (PPD) is a main allergen in the hair dye, and anecessary chemical composition used in dark brown hair dye (as shown inTables 2 and 3), and the color content is less, and its median lethaldose is equal to 80 mg/kg indicating a high toxicity of this material,and most hair dyes available in the market, particularly the chemicaloxidizing hair dye, contain PPD. Medical professionals indicate that PPDis an allergen and also a carciogen, and thus Germany, France, andSweden have banned the use of PPD in hair dyes, and the concentration ofPPD of the hair dyes sold in the market ranges from 0.01% to 2%, whichcomplies with the limitation of 4% set forth by the Taiwan's regulation,but PPD will cause allergy regardless of the dosage of PPD. Furthermore,the coupling agent in the chemical oxidizing hair dye is toxic, andresorcinol as shown in Table 2 has a median lethal dose equal to 200mg/kg, and the aforementioned data show a high concern about the toxicside effect and safety of the chemical oxidizing hair dyes.

TABLE 2 List of Toxic Compositions of Black Chemical Oxidizing Hair DyeNo. Composition Median Lethal Dose/Kg) Carcinogenicity/Allergy Dosage 1p-Phenylenediamine  80 g (large rat) Positive Reaction/Causing   2%Allergic Reaction 2 p-Aminophenol 375 g (small rat) Causing AllergicReaction 0.2% 3 3-Aminophenol 400 g (small rat) Causing AllergicReaction 0.3% 4 Resorcinol 200 g (small rat) Causing allergic reaction1.2% 5 2-Aminophenol 800 g (small rat) Causing allergic reaction 0.1% 62-Amino-4- No toxic data Causing allergic reaction 0.8%hydroxyethylaminoanisole sulfate 7 Ammonia solution Causing allergicreaction   3%

TABLE 3 List of Toxic Compositions of Brown Chemical Oxidizing Hair DyeNo. Composition Median Lethal Dose/Kg) Carcinogenicity/Allergy Dosage 1p-Phenylenediamine  80 g (large rat) Positive Reaction/Causing  0.5%Allergic Reaction 2 N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)- 131 g (large rat) CausingAllergic Reaction 0.05% p-phenylenediamine sulfate 3 3-Aminophenol 400 g(small rat) Causing Allergic Reaction 0.01% 4 4-Chlororesorcinol 369 g(large rat) Causing Allergic Reaction 0.48% 5 2-amino-4- No toxic dataCausing Allergic Reaction 0.05% hydroxyethylaminoanisole sulfate 6Ammonia solution   7%

Although the toxicity of semi-permanent hair dyes and temporary hairdyes has no toxic side effect of the permanent chemical oxidizing hairdye, yet the discoloration level is quick and the dye is notwash-resisting, and its use still does not have the advantages of thepermanent hair dye, and the botanic hair dye regardless of theadsorption or metal complex type has at least two drawbacks: acomplicated using procedure and too little colors. Although the botanichair dye is relatively safe, it still cannot replace the popularity ofthe chemical hair dyes.

The primary objective of the present invention is to overcome theaforementioned drawbacks of the conventional hair dyeing systems byproviding a safe, wash-resisting permanent dyeing system for people whoneed to dye their hair, and the present invention provides a novel fasthair dyeing method for dyeing hair and improves the allergy, safety andapplicability of the conventional hair dyes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a hair dye primarily made of a naturalcolors (used in food and cosmetics), a synthetic colors (used in foodand cosmetics), or a cosmetic colors and a hair dyeing method ofmanufacturing the hair dye. The hair dye can be applied for dyeing hairand skin according to the keratin-like structures of the skin and thehair. The hair dye can be manufactured into a hair dye cream, a hair dyelotion, a frost hair dye, a hair dye gel, a hair dye ointment, a hairdye shampoo, a foam type hair dye, or a spray type hair dye. After thehair dye is combined with a perm agent, a two-in-one product ismanufactured for dyeing and having a perm simultaneously. The hair dyeachieve the hair dyeing purpose by penetrating and entering the naturalcolors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food andcosmetics), or cosmetic colors by different hair dyeing methods, andpermanent hair dyes, semi-permanent hair dyes and temporary hair dyesare manufactured according to the depth that colors penetrate into thehair structure, and the hair dyeing methods include a metal mordantdyeing method, a disulfide bond reduction method, an oxidation method,an ionic bond method and an adsorption method.

The colors of the present invention refer to natural colors (used infood and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics), andcosmetic colors as shown in Tables 4, 5 and 6. The natural colors andfood colors are edible colors without any safety concern, and thecosmetic colors are not edible, yet they are used as color additives ofcosmetic products, so that its safety of applying to skin and hair ishigher than the organic dye among the hair dyes. The colors of thepresent invention include the main colors such as red, yellow, blue,pink, green, orange, tangerine, purple, black and white (as listed inTables 4, 5, and 6), and one color with its hair dyeing method can beused for dyeing hair, or different colors mixed with differentproportions in conjunction with its hair dyeing method can be used fordyeing hair, or a color formed by mixing the three primitive colors:red, yellow and blue with different proportions and used in conjunctionwith its hair dyeing method can be used for dyeing hair. The method ofproducing the color of a dye is similar to the principle of mixingcolors. Before hair is dyed, dyes of different colors are mixed. When ahair dye product of a color is produced, different colors in apredetermined proportion are mixed to obtain the hair dye product. Thehair dye colors of the present invention cover all colors and can beprepared before dyeing hair or when producing the hair dye and thepresent invention is not limited to any particular arrangement.

TABLE 4 List of Natural Food Colors Main Colors Plant Composition PlumColors Plum Anthocyanins Purple Corn Colors Maiz morado Anthocyanins RedCabbage Colors Brassica oleracea L. var. Anthocyanins Capitata DC. ev.Red Acre Blueberry Color Vaccinium corymbosum L. Anthocyanins CherryColors Prunus pauciflra BUNCH Anthocyanins Grape Juice Colors Vitisvinifera L. Anthocyanins Grape Skin Colors Red grapes AnthocyaninsHibiscus Colors Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Anthocyanins Mulberry ColorsMorus nigra L., M. alba L. Anthocyanins Perilla Colors PerillaAnthocyanins Strawberry Colors Fragaria ananassa Anthocyanins DUCHESNEAronia Berries Colors Prunus viginiana Anthocyanins Blackcurrant FruitColors Ribes nigrum Anthocyanins Black Carrot Colors Daucus carotaAnthocyanins Elderberries Colors Elderberries Anthocyanins Gardenia BlueGardenia Genipin Gardenia Yellow Gardinia augusta MERR. Crocinvargracliflora HORT Annatto, water or oil Bixa orellana L. Norbixin;Bixin soluble Amaranthus Colors Red amaranth Amaranthin Cocoa ColorsTheobro macacao Flavonoids Licorice Colors Glycyrrhiza glabra L.,Flavonoids Glycyrrhiza uralensis FISCH. Buckwheat Extract Fagopyrumesculentum Flavonoids MOENCH Saffron Crocus sativus L. FlavonoidsSafflower Yellow Carthamus tinctorius Flavonoids Onion Colors Alliumcepa L. Flavonoids Peanut Colors Arachis hypogaea L. Flavonoids SorghumColors Sorghum Flavonoids Caramel Sugar Sugar Sugar Cane Colors SugarSugar Malted Barley Colors Malted barley Sugar Turmeric Curcuma longaCurcumin Carmine Coccus cacti L. Carminic Acid Laver Colors Porphyratenera KJELLM. Phycoerythrin Spirulina Colors Spirulina PhycocyaninMonascus Colors Monascus purpureus, Monascusanka Beet Red Beta vulgarisBetanin Tamarind Color Tamarindus indica L. Polyphenol Persimmon ColorsPersimmon Polyphenol Chlorella Colors Chlorella Chlorophyll ChlorophyllColors Green plant Chlorophyll Stinging Nettle Colors Urtica dioicaChlorophyll Spinach Colors Soinacia oleracea Chlorophyll Carrot ColorsDaucus carota subsp. Sativus β-Carotene Sweet Potato Colors Ipomoeabatatas POIR. β-Carotene Corn Colors Zea mays L. Carotenoids CrawfishColors Crab Carotenoids Orange Colors Orange Carotenoids Paprika ColorsCaprium annuum Carotenoids Shrimp Colors Shrimp Carotenoids TomatoColors Tomato Lycopene Aztec Marigold Colors Aztec marigold XanthophyllsXanthophylls Alfalfa Xanthophylls SandalWood Colors Pterocarpussantalinus) Santalin Sepiomelanin Colors Speia officinalis Sepiomelanin

TABLE 5 List of Food Synthetic Colors Names of Food Colors Names of FoodColors Used in No. CI No. CAS No. Colors Used in U.S.A. Taiwan 1 121566358-53-8 Citrus Red No. 2 Citrus Red No. 2 2 15985 2783-94-0 FD&CYellow No. 6 FD&C Yellow No. 6 Taiwan Food Yellow No. 5 3 15985:115790-07-5 FD&C Yellow No. 6 FD&C Yellow No. 6 Taiwan Food Lakes LakesYellow No. 5 4 16035 25956-17-6 FD&C Red No. 40 FD&C Red No. 40 TaiwanFood Red No. 40 5 16035:1 68583-95-9 FD&C Red No. 40 FD&C Red No. 40Taiwan Food Lakes Lakes Red No. 40 6 16255 2611-82-7 Acid Red 18 TaiwanFood Red No. 6 7 19140 1934-21-0 FD&C Yellow No. 5 FD&C Yellow No. 5Taiwan Food Yellow No. 4 8 19140:1 12225-21-7 FD&C Yellow No. 5 FD&CYellow No. 5 Taiwan Food Lakes Lakes Yellow No. 4 9 19235 15139-76-1Orange B Orange B 10 42053 2353-45-9 FD&C Green No. 3 FD&C Green No. 3Taiwan Food Green No. 3 11 42090 3844-45-9 FD&C Blue No. 1 FD&C Blue No.1 Taiwan Food Blue No. 1 12 42090:2 68921-42-6 FD&C Blue No. 1 FD&C BlueNo. 1 Taiwan Food Lakes Lakes Blue No. 1 13 45430 16423-68-0 FD&C RedNo. 3 FD&C Red No. 3 Taiwan Food Red No. 7 14 45430:1 12227-78-0 FD&CRed No. 3 FD&C Red No. 3 Taiwan Food Lakes Lakes Red No. 7 15 73015860-22-0 FD&C Blue No. 2 FD&C Blue No. 2 Taiwan Food Blue No. 2 1673015:1 16521-38-3 FD&C Blue No. 2 FD&C Blue No. 2 Taiwan Food AluminumLake Aluminum Lake Blue No. 2

TABLE 6 List of Cosmetic Colors No. CI No. CAS No. Colors 1 1002019381-50-1 Ext. D&C Green No. 1 2 10316 846-70-8 Ext. D&C Yellow No. 7.3 11380 85-84-7 Ext. D&C Yellow No. 9 4 11390 131-79-3 Ext. D&C YellowNo. 10 5 11680 2512-29-0 Ext. D&C Yellow No. 5 6 11710 6486-23-3 PigmentYellow 3 7 11725 6371-96-6 Ext D and C Orange No. 1 8 11743 12236-75-8Pigment Yellow 105 9 12085 2814-77-9 D&C Red No. 36. 10 12010 6535-42-8Solvent Red 3 11 12100 2646-17-5 Ext. D&C Orange No. 4 12 121202425-85-6 D&C Red No. 35 13 12140 3118-97-6 Ext. D&C Red No. 14 14 121501229-55-6 Solvent Red 1 15 12156 6358-53-8 Citrus Red No. 2 16 123156448-95-9 Pigment Red 22 17 12490 6410-41-9 Pigment Red 5 18 130152706-28-7 Acid Yellow 9 19 13058 6371-55-7 D&C Red No. 39. 20 13065587-98-4 Ext. D& C Yellow No. 1 21 14600 523-44-4 Ext. D&C Orange No. 322 14700 4548-53-2 FD&C Red No. 4 23 14720 3567-69-9 Ext D & C Red No.10 24 15510 633-96-5 D&C Orange No. 4. 25 15585:1 5160-02-1 D&C Red No.9 26 15620 1658-56-6 Ext. D&C Red No. 8 27 15630 1248-18-6 D&C Red No.10 28 15630:1 1103-38-4 D&C Red No. 12 29 15630:2 1103-39-5 D&C Red No.11 30 15630:3 6371-67-1 D&C Red No. 13 31 15800 6371-76-2 D&C Red No.31. 32 15850 5858-81-1 D&C Red No. 6. 33 15850:1 5281-04-9 D&C Red No. 734 15850:2 17852-98-1 D&C Red No. 6, barium lake 35 15865 3564-21-4Pigment Red 48 36 15880 21416-46-6 D&C Red No. 34. 37 15880:1 6417-83-0D&C Red No. 34 38 15985 2783-94-0 FD&C Yellow No. 6 39 15985:115790-07-5 FD&C Yellow No. 6 Lakes 40 16035 25956-17-6 FD&C Red No. 4041 16035:1 68583-95-9 FD&C Red No. 40 Lakes 42 16150 3761-53-3 D&C RedNo. 5 43 16155 3564-09-8 FD&C Red No. 1 44 16185 915-67-3 FD&C Red No. 245 16185:1 12227-62-2 FD&C Red No. 2 Lakes 46 16255 2611-82-7 Acid Red18 47 16255:1 12227-64-4 Pigment Red 274 48 17200 3567-66-6 D&C Red No.33. 49 18050 3734-67-6 Ext D and C Red No. 11 50 18820 6359-82-6 Ext. D&C Yellow No. 3 51 18950 6372-96-9 Ext. D&C Yellow No. 4 52 191401934-21-0 FD&C Yellow No. 5 53 19140:1 12225-21-7 FD&C Yellow No. 5Lakes 54 19235 15139-76-1 Orange B 55 20170 1320-07-6 D&C Brown No. 1.56 20470 1064-48-8 D&C Black No. 1. 57 21090 6358-85-6 Pigment Yellow 1258 21110 3520-72-7 Pigment Orange 13 59 26100 85-86-9 D&C Red No. 17. 6026105 85-83-6 Solvent Red 24 61 42052 3374-30-9 D&C Blue No. 7 62 420532353-45-9 FD&C Green No. 3 63 42085 4680-78-8 FD&C Green No. 1 64 420903844-45-9 FD&C Blue No. 1 65 42090 2650-18-2 D&C Blue No. 4 66 42090:16548-12-5 Pigment Blue 24 67 42090:2 68921-42-6 FD&C Blue No. 1 Lakes 6842095 5141-20-8 D&C Green No. 4 69 42640 1694-09-3 FD&C Violet No. 1 7045100 3520-42-1 Acid Red 52 71 45160:1 12224-98-5 Pigment Red 81 7245170:3 12227-77-9 Pigment Red 173 73 45190 6252-76-2 Ext. D&C Red. No374 45350 518-47-8 D&C Yellow No. 8. 75 45350:1 2321-07-5 D&C Yellow No.7. 76 45370:1 596-03-2 D&C Orange No. 5. 77 45370:2 93776-20-6 PigmentOrange 39 78 45380 17372-87-1 D&C Red No. 22. 79 45380:2 15086-94-9 D&CRed No. 21. 80 45380:3 15876-39-8 Pigment Red 90:1 81 45410 18472-87-2D&C Red No. 28. 82 45410:1 2134-15-8 D&C Red No. 27. 83 45410:215876-58-1 Pigment Red 174 84 45425 33239-19-9 D&C Orange No. 11. 8545425:1 38577-97-8 D&C Orange No. 10. 86 45430 16423-68-0 FD&C Red No. 387 45430:1 12227-78-0 FD&C Red No. 3 Lakes 88 45440 11121-48-5 Acid Red94 89 47000 8003-22-3 D&C Yellow No. 11. 90 47005 8004-92-0 D&C YellowNo. 10. 91 47005:1 68814-04-0 D&C Yellow No. 10. Lakes 92 513196358-30-1 Pigment Violet 23 93 58000:1 104074-25-1 Pigment Red 83 9459040 6358-69-6 D&C Green No. 8. 95 60725 81-48-1 D&C Violet No. 2. 9660730 4430-18-6 Ext. D&C Violet No. 2. 97 61520 6408-50-0 Solvent Blue63 98 61565 128-80-3 D&C Green No. 6. 99 61570 4403-90-1 D&C Green No.5. 100 69825 130-20-1 D&C Blue No. 9. 101 73000 482-89-3 D&C Blue No. 6.102 73015 860-22-0 FD&C Blue No. 2 103 73015:1 16521-38-3 FD&C Blue No.2 Aluminum Lake 104 73360 2379-74-0 D&C Red No. 30. 105 74160 147-14-8Pigment Blue 15 106 74260 1328-53-6 Pigment Green 7 107 74350 1328-54-7Solvent Blue 25 108 75170 73-40-5 Natural White 1 109 77019 12001-26-2Mica-based pearlescent colors 110 77266 1333-86-4 D&C Black No. 2

The hair dyeing methods of the present invention include a metal mordantdyeing method, a disulfide bond reduction method, an oxidation method,an ionic bond method and an adsorption method, and the properties ofeach method are listed in Table 7.

TABLE 7 Properties of Hair Dyes of the Present Invention Hair Dye TypeDefinition Temporary Hair Dye Semi-permanent Hair Dye Permanent Hair DyeDyeing Position Hair and Skin Depth of Dye Cuticle Cuticle and Part ofHair Hair Cortex Penetrating into Hair Cortex No. of Times of 1 time6-12 times 30 times Shampoos that the Dye Lasts No. of Days that the 1day 15 days 30 days Dye Lasts Types of Colors Used Three types of colorsincluding natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors(used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors can be used. Dosage ofHair Dye Hair dye cream, hair dye lotion, frost hair dye, hair dye gel,hair dye Used ointment, hair dye shampoo, foam type hair dye, spray typehair dye, and dyeing and perming type Color of Hair Dye Any color Hairdyeing method adsorption Ionic bond method Oxidation properties metalmordant dyeing Disulfide bond reduction

The metal mordant dyeing method uses a high-priced metal ions as anintermediate coupling agent of the protein of the hair cortex layer andthe colors of the hair dye for producing a sandwich interaction, so thatthe colors can be fixed into the hair cortex layer to achieve the hairdyeing purpose, and this hair dyeing method can be applicable for hairdye products manufactured by natural colors (used in food andcosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmeticcolors. The metal ions include ions of magnesium, aluminum, iron andzinc salts, and the action force includes action forces of covalent bondand ionic bond.

The disulfide bond reduction is a method for achieving a hair dyeingpurpose by using a reducer to break the disulfide bond of hair proteinsto open the hair cuticle, such that color molecules can penetrate intothe hair cortex layer, while hair penetration enhancer and hair expandercan be added to improve the dyeing performance, and the colorsapplicable for this hair dyeing method include hair dye productsmanufactured by natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors.

In the oxidation, hydrogen peroxide is used for discoloring the blackcolor of hair by oxygen produced in a weak alkali (pH=7.5-8.5), whilethe weak alkali can open the cuticle, such that color molecules canenter into the hair cortex layer. With the aforementioned doubleeffects, a safe method without harming the hair texture can depositcolors onto the cortex layer to achieve the hair dyeing purpose. Thismethod is substantially similar to the method of operating the permanentchemical oxidizing hair dye, but the operating method is not exactly thesame, wherein the hydrogen peroxide in the chemical hair dye has thefunctions of discoloring the black color of hair, and forming dyemolecules from the intermediate of the chemical oxidizing dye, and thehydrogen peroxide used in this method can produce oxygen only todiscolor the black color of hair, so that this method simply requireslow-concentration hydrogen peroxide without the need of a concentratehydrogen peroxide, and the damage to the hair texture can be reduced. Inaddition, the present invention uses a weak alkali (pH=7.5-8.5) to drivethe hydrogen peroxide to produce oxygen and open the hair cuticle inorder to facilitate the color molecules to enter into the hair cortexlayer without damaging the hair texture or lowering the dyeingperformance, and the chemical hair dye must use a strong base (pH>9.5)to achieve the effects of opening the cuticle and promoting theproduction of oxygen from hydrogen peroxide. Under the environment of astrong base, many amino acids of hair proteins will have a chemicalreaction with the strong base, so that any strong base (pH>9.5) willhave severe damages to our hair. In the present invention, this hairdyeing method is applicable to hair dye products manufactured by colorsincluding natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors(used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors. Wherein, the reagentused in the oxidation is a compound capable of producing oxygen andincluding the reagent such as inorganic peroxide and organic peroxideand capable of producing oxygen. Wherein, the alkali is an organicalkali or an inorganic alkali.

In the ionic bond method, anions or cations of the colors and the hairprotein produce an action force of ionic bonds that operates inconjunction with a hair expander and a penetration enhancer to depositthe colors on the hair cortex or in a middle area between the cuticleand the hair cortex to achieve the hair dyeing purpose. In addition, anacid can be added to the colors containing anions to adjust its pH valueto improve the hair dyeing effect; and an alkali can be added to thecolors containing cations to adjust its pH value to improve the hairdyeing effect. The hair dyeing method of the present invention isapplicable to hair dye products manufactured by colors such as thenatural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used infood and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors containing anions or cations.Wherein, the acid is an organic acid or an inorganic acid, and thealkali is an organic alkali or an inorganic alkali.

In the adsorption method, a simple adsorption between color moleculesand hair proteins is used to coat the colors onto a hair surface to forma color covering layer to achieve the hair dyeing purpose. The hairdyeing method of the present invention is applicable for hair dyeproduct manufactured by colors including natural colors (used in foodand cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) andcosmetic colors.

The present invention discloses a hair dye manufactured by naturalcolors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food andcosmetics) and cosmetic colors and a hair dyeing method thereof, andsuccessfully uses non-toxic natural colors and food colors as the rawmaterial for dyeing hair to overcome the long-existing problems of theconvention hair dyes with genotoxicity, carcinogenicity and allergy, sothat the hair dye products enter into a revolutionary stage. In additionto the safety of the dye, the present invention further break throughthe technology of penetrating the natural colors (used in food andcosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmeticcolors into the hair to assure that the innovative hair dyeing materialsand technologies can replace the long-time habits and advantages, inhope of achieving the objective of providing very safe natural colors(used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food andcosmetics) and cosmetic colors for dyeing hair permanently,semi-permanently and temporarily. Therefore, the present invention aimsat the technologies of penetrating the colors to different depths of thehair and develops a total of five hair dyeing skills to achieve theaforementioned objective, and these five skills include a metal mordantdyeing method, a disulfide bond reduction method, an oxidation method,an ionic bond method and an adsorption method. Research results indicatethat the foregoing objective can be achieved. Now, the next issue is toassure the colors of the hair dye of the present invention can meet themarket requirements, wherein the present invention mixes dyes of thethree primitive colors: red, yellow and blue as well as black and whitecolors. Among the mixing methods, single-color dye products are mixedwith a predetermined proportion, and then the hair is dyed by apredetermined hair dyeing method, and this method is similar to themethod of mixing drawing paints, or the hair dye product is produced bymixing a specific proportion for producing a special-color hair dye, andthen the hair is dyed by a predetermined hair dyeing method. In theaforementioned two methods used for producing the colors of the colordyes mix five colors: red, yellow, blue, black and white colors or evenother colors to create the colors in accordance with marketrequirements, and this mixing method is better and more convenient thanthose of the chemical hair dye. Obviously, the hair dye of the inventionhas advantages over the chemical hair dye.

Now, the issue whether or not the hair dye can last in a level up to themarket standard is taken into consideration. Each type of hair dyes ofthe present invention has taken strict shampoo tests, and the standardslisted in Table 7 (sustainability and wash persistency standards) areused to determine whether the dye is a permanent, semi-permanent ortemporary hair dye, and results show that the properties of the hair dyeof the present invention are related to the hair dyeing method and thedye formula, wherein the hair dye is categorized as the temporary hairdye if the adsorption method is used for the hair dyeing experiments,and there is only a weak adsorption force between the colors and thehair, and all natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors of the presentinvention fall within the category of this type of hair dyes.

If the ionic bond method is used for the hair dyeing experiment, sincethe hair expander, penetration enhancer and acid and base are added inthe formula and steam is used for heating the hair to accelerate thespeed and increase the depth of its penetration into the hair, such thata portion of the colors is deposited onto the area of the hair cortex orcuticle, and the dyes using this formula is categorized as thesemi-permanent hair dye, since there is a stronger force of the ionicbonds between the colors and the hair, and the natural colors (used infood and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics), andcosmetic colors having anions or cations of the present invention fallwithin the range of this type of hair dyes.

If the disulfide bond reduction method is used for the hair dyeingexperiment and the dye formula contains a reducer including brokendisulfide bonds of the hair protein, and a weak alkali or steam used forheating the hair physically opens the hair cuticle, then the colormolecules can be penetrated and deposited into the hair cortex layer,and thus the dye using this formula and this hair dyeing method iscategorized as the permanent hair dye, since the colors are depositedinto the hair cortex layer. All natural colors (used in food andcosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmeticcolors of the present invention fall within the category of this type ofhair dyes.

If the oxidation method is used for the hair dyeing experiment, the hairdyeing method mixes hydrogen peroxide, a weak alkali and color dyes, andthen uses the mixed ointment for dyeing hair. In the aforementionedenvironment, oxygen in the ointment will discolor the black color of thehair in the discoloration process, but will not oxidize the colors inthe dye. In the environment of a weak alkali, the cuticle will be openedto drive color molecules to enter and deposit into the hair cortexlayer, and the dye using this formula and the foregoing hair dyeingmethod fall within the category of a permanent hair dye, since thecolors are deposited into the hair cortex layer, and all natural colors(used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food andcosmetics) and cosmetic colors of the present invention fall within thecategory of this type of hair dye.

If the metal mordant dyeing method is used for the hair dyeingexperiment, and the low-toxicity high-priced metal ions are used as amedium and the covalent bonds and ionic bonds of the color molecules areused to achieve the effect of fixing and depositing the color moleculesinto the hair cortex layer, and the dye using this formula and theforegoing hair dyeing method fall within the category of the permanenthair dye, since the colors are deposited into the hair cortex layer, andall natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (usedin food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors having anions, cations, andligands of NH₂ groups, OH groups and SH group of the present inventionfall within the category of this type of hair dye.

The final issue remained to be solved is to provide a chemical hair dyewith a fast dyeing speed to meet the requirement of dyeing hair in ashort time. In the hair dyes of the present invention, the dye using themetal mordant dyeing method takes 40 minutes to dye hair, and the dyesof the present invention using other hair dyeing methods just takes20-30 minutes to complete the process of dyeing hair. Obviously, thedyeing speed is equivalent to that of the chemical hair dye.

In summation, the hair dye of the present invention has the followingadvantages:

(1) Highly safe natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors are used tosubstitute the genotoxic, carcinogenic and allergic chemical hair dye toachieve the same permanent hair dye standard as the chemical hair dye.

(2) Highly safe natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors are used tosubstitute the semi-permanent and temporary hair dyes available in themarket to achieve the same hair dye standard.

(3) The colors of the hair dye are prepared by similar color mixingmethods, and any color of the hair dye can be prepared, and apredetermined hair dyeing method is used for dyeing hair convenientlyand creatively.

(4) All hair dyeing methods and colors used in the present inventionprimarily take human safety and hair texture into consideration, and ahighly safe hair dye not damaging the hair texture is provided.

(5) The hair dyeing process can be completed within 20-30 minutes(except the metal mordant dyeing method requires 40 minutes), and apermanent, semi-permanent or temporary hair dye can be selected for auser's hair dyeing according to the type of color, the dye formula andthe hair dyeing method.

(6) The natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors(used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors of the presentinvention can be manufactured as a product in the form of a hair dyecream, a hair dye lotion, a frost hair dye, a hair dye gel, a hair dyeointment, a hair dye shampoo, a foam type hair dye, a spray type hairdye, or a dyeing and perming dye according to the user requirements.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention discloses a hair dye primarily made of naturalcolors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food andcosmetics) and cosmetic colors, and provides a hair dye product appliedwith different hair dyeing methods to achieve a hair dyeing purpose, andthe hair dye can be applied for dyeing hair and skin. The hair dye canbe manufactured in form of a hair dye cream, a hair dye lotion, a frosthair dye, a hair dye gel, a hair dye ointment, a hair dye shampoo, afoam type hair dye, and a spray type hair dye. After the hair dye iscombined with a perm agent, a dyeing and perming product provided fordyeing and perming hair can be achieved. The hair dye can bemanufactured as a permanent hair dye, a semi-permanent hair dye or atemporary hair dye according to the hair dyeing method, the type ofcolors, and the formula of the hair dye as follows.

-   -   1. The types of natural colors (used in food and cosmetics),        synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic        colors are described below:

The natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (usedin food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors of the present inventioninclude edible natural colors, synthetic colors and cosmetic colors, anduseful examples of the edible natural colors are listed in Table 4, anduseful examples of the edible synthetic colors are listed in Table 5,and useful examples of the cosmetic colors are listed in Table 6. Sincethe names of the edible colors and cosmetic colors have a slightdifference, therefore the present invention adopts the internationalColor Index Number (C.I. No.) to represent the commonly used dyes. Forcolors not indexed, the CAS Number is used for representing the color,or the name of the color is used for representing the color directly.

-   -   2. The hair dyeing methods of the natural colors (used in food        and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics)        and cosmetic colors are described in details below:

(1) Oxidation

The hair dyeing method of the present invention using an oxidation issimilar to the method of dyeing hair by a chemical hair dye, and thehair dye product contains a first dose of a color which is primarily adye ointment, a second dose of the color which is primarily a hydrogenperoxide or peroxide ointment, and a third dose which is primarily analkaline ointment; and the alkali can be contained in the colorointment, and the hair dyeing procedure comprises the following steps.

-   -   1. The dye ointment, hydrogen peroxide or peroxide ointment, and        alkaline ointment are mixed in a predetermined proportion and        prepared for use.    -   2. The mixed hair dye is brushed and coated uniformly onto each        hair and stays on the hair for 20-30 minutes, and then the dye        on the hair is washed by warm water, and then the hair is        shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

In this hair dyeing method of the present invention, the applicablecolors include all natural colors (used in food and cosmetics),synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics), and cosmetic colors, andthe type of hair dye is the permanent hair dye, wherein the peroxiderefers to a compound that can produce oxygen, and includes inorganicperoxide, organic peroxide and any reagent that can produce oxygen. Theinorganic peroxide is an inorganic compound including a peroxy group(—O—O—), an inorganic acid, and their salts, such as hydrogen peroxide,sodium peroxide, potassium peroxide, calcium peroxide, magnesiumperoxide, potassium peroxymono sulfate, monopersulfate, dipersulfate,pernitrate, monoperphosphate, diperphosphate, sodium percarbonate,sodium perborate and their salts. The organic peroxide is an organiccompound containing a peroxy-chain group (—O—O—) with a general formulaof R—O—O—R′, such as peracid, perester, peroxide, ether peroxide,tetrahydrofuran peroxide, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether peroxide,benzoyl peroxide, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, triacetone triperoxide,peroxyacetyl nitrate, or dioxirane, wherein examples of the peroxy acidinclude performic acid, peroxyacetic acid, trifluoroperacetic acid,perpropionic acid, perbutanoic acid, perisopentanoic acid, long-chainperfatty acid, peroxybenzoic acid, chloroperoxybenzoic acid,nitroperoxybenzoic acid, and monoperphthalic acid. Other oxygenproducing reagents can be ozone or any other similar substance. Thealkali includes an organic alkali and an inorganic alkali, and practicalexamples include alkylamines such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine,triethanolamine, monopropanolamine, dipropanolamine, tripropanolamine,2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-amino-2-methyl-l-propanol and2-amino-2-hydromethyl-1,3- propanediol; inorganic salts such as sodiumhydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate andcalcium bicarbonate; and guanidine salts such as guanidinehydrochloride, guanidine sulfate, guanidine nitrate, guanidinephosphate, guanidine phosphate sulfate , guanidine borate,aminoguanidine sulfate, and the guanidine salts of organic acids, andpersons skilled in the art should know that any equivalent peroxides andalkalis can be used instead.

(2) Disulfide Bond Reduction

In the first hair dyeing method of the present invention adopting thedisulfide bond reduction, the colors contained in the product include afirst-dose dye ointment, and a second-dose ointment which is primarily adisulfide bond reducer, and an alkali may or may not be added into thisdose depending on the properties of the disulfide bond reducer, and thehair dyeing procedure is as follows.

-   -   1. The ointment (disulfide bond reducer) is coated uniformly        onto each hair by a hair dyeing brush and stays on the hair for        10 minutes, and then a hair dryer or a steamer can be used for        heating the hair during the stay period, and this ointment on        the hair can be washed away by warm water or the following step        is carried out without washing the hair.    -   2. A color dye ointment is coated uniformly onto each hair by a        hair dyeing brush, and stays on the hair for 20 minutes, and        then a hair dryer or a steamer can be used for heating the hair        during the stay period, and his ointment on the hair can be        washed away by warm water, and then the hair is shampooed and        rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

In the hair dyeing method of the present invention adopting thedisulfide bond reduction, the color of the product can be a mixedointment of a one-dose color and a disulfide bond reducer, or twodifferent ointments of two doses (such as a first-dose dye ointmentwhich is the color, and a second-dose ointment which is the disulfidebond reducer), and the two doses of ointments are mixed with each otherand prepared before their use for dyeing hair, and an alkali may or maynot be added into this dose depending on the properties of the disulfidebond reducer. The one-dose ointment can be used directly without addingthe alkali, and the hair dyeing procedure is as follows.

-   -   1. After the ointment of this hair dye is coated uniformly on        each hair by a hair dyeing brush, the ointment stays on the hair        for 20-30 minutes, and a hair dryer or a steamer can be used for        heating the hair during the stay period.    -   2. This ointment is washed away by warm water, and then the hair        is shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

The colors used in this hair dyeing method of the present inventioninclude all natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics), and cosmetic colors, and the hairdye is the permanent hair dye. Wherein, the disulfide bond reducer canbe D, L-cysteine and its salts or a derivative of cysteine (N-acetyl-D,L-cysteine), thiol acid or their salts and esters, thiolactic acid andits salts, sulfurous acid and its salts, ascorbic acid and its salts,L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and its salts, and the aforementionedcompounds. In addition, a hair penetration enhancer and a hair expandercan be added to the aforementioned compounds to improve the hair dyeingperformance, wherein the expander and the penetration enhancer can bebenzyl alcohol, isopropanol, N-methyl-2-pyrolidone, propylene carbonate,sodium sulphate anhydrous, benzoic acid, formic acid, urea, guanidine,sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium lauryl sarcosinate, Triton X-100,1-dodecylazacycloheptan-2-one, Persons skilled in the art should knowthat any equivalent reagent can be used instead .

(3) Metal Mordant Dyeing Method

The hair dyeing method adopting the metal mordant dyeing product of thepresent invention can be divided into three-dose and two-dose products,and the first dose of the three-dose product is a disulfide bond reducerointment and this dose is provided for breaking the disulfide bond toopen the cuticle to facilitate color molecules of the next dose to enterinto the hair cortex layer. However, if the dyeing hair is black hair orany other dark hair, then this dose can be changed to the so-calledbleach (which is a black hair discoloration agent) and the bleach isprovided for lightening the black color of the hair into a yellow tobrown hair color, as well as breaking the disulfide bonds to open thecuticle, and the aforementioned two effects can help the metal ions ofthe next dose to enter into the cortex layer successfully. The seconddose is a low-toxicity metal ion ointment, and the third dose is a colordye ointment. When hair is dyed, the first dose, second dose and thirddose ointment are used according to a specific sequence, and the firstdose of the two-dose product is a mixed ointment of metal ions and adisulfide bond reducer, wherein the metal ions and the disulfide bondreducer can be separate ointments, and these two ointments are mixeddirectly before use. The alkali is added depending on the type of thedisulfide bond reducer, and the ointments of the first dose and thesecond dose ointment are used according to a specific sequence fordyeing hair, and the hair dyeing procedure is described as follows.

-   -   (I) Hair Dyeing Procedure of Three-Dose Hair Dyes    -   1. A hair dyeing brush is used to apply the first dose        (disulfide bond reducer ointment) onto each hair uniformly, and        then the first dose stays on the hair for 10 minutes directly,        and the hair is heated by a hair dryer or a steamer during the        stay period, and then the ointment on the hair is washed away by        warm water, or the next step is carried out directly without        washing away the ointment. If the dyeing hair is black hair or        any dark hair, then this dose can be changed to 6% peroxide        cream plus bleach (black hair discoloration agent), and the        bleach stays on the hair for 30 minutes, and then it is        necessary to wash away the bleach.    -   2. A hair dyeing brush is used to apply the second dose (metal        ion ointment) onto each hair uniformly, and the second dose        stays on the hair for 15 minutes directly, and the hair is        heated by a hair dryer or a steamer during the stay period, and        then this ointment on the hair is washed away by warm water.    -   3. A hair dyeing brush is used to apply the third dose (color        dye ointment) onto each hair uniformly, and the third dose stays        on the hair for 15 minutes directly, and the hair can be heated        by a hair dryer or a steamer during the stay period, and then        this ointment on the hair is washed away by warm water and then        the hair is shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing        process.    -   (II) Hair Dyeing Procedure of Two-Dose Hair Dyes    -   1. A hair dyeing brush is used to apply the first dose (metal        ion ointment) onto each hair uniformly, and the first dose stays        on the hair for 15 minutes directly, and the hair is heated by a        hair dryer or a steamer during the stay period, and then this        ointment on the hair is washed by warm water.    -   2. A hair dyeing brush is used to coat the second dose (color        dye ointment) onto each hair uniformly, and the second dose        stays on the hair for 15 minutes directly, and the hair is        heated by a hair dryer or a steamer during the stay period, and        then this ointment on the hair is washed by warm water, and then        the hair is shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing        process.

The colors applicable for the aforementioned hair dyeing method of thepresent invention include natural colors (used in food and cosmetics) ofanions, cations, NH₂-based, OH-based, and SH-based ligands, syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors, and the hairdye of this sort is categorized as the permanent hair dye, and its hairdyeing results are listed in Table 8, wherein the disulfide bond reduceris the same as the disulfide bond reduction described in theaforementioned embodiments, and the metal ions include low-toxicitymagnesium, aluminum, iron, and zinc salts, and persons skilled in theart should know that any equivalent reagent can be used instead.

TABLE 8 List of hair dyeing results of metal mordant dyeing potassiumaluminum aluminum magnesium magnesium zinc ferric ferrous Colors/Metalsulfate sulfate sulfate chloride chloride chloride sulfate Ion FormedColor Purple cabbage Blue Blue purple red purple red purple purplepurple colors red Blue Blue Annatto yellow yellow yellow yellow yellowyellow yellow yellow colors orange orange orange orange orange orangeorange Gardenia orange orange orange orange orange orange orange yellowcolors Tumeric yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow YellowishYellowish colors Brown Brown Grape skin Bluish Bluish Bluish BluishBluish Bluish Bluish colors Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple PurplePurple Monascuscolors Dark Red Dark Red Dark Red Dark Red Dark Dark RedDark Red Red Chlorophyll Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh GreenGreen Green Green Green Green Green Carmine colors Purplish PurplishPurplish Purplish Purplish Purplish Purplish Red Red Red Red Red Red RedBeetroot colors Pink Pink Pink Pink Pink Pink Pink

(4) Ionic Bond Method

In the hair dyeing method using the ionic bond method of the presentinvention, the product is in a one-dosage form, and its compositionincludes an anion or cation color which is primarily a dye ointment, andan hair expander and a penetration enhancer can be added into theointment to improve the hair dyeing effect, and an acid can be added tothe color containing anions to improve the hair dyeing effect, and analkali can be added to the color containing cations to improve the hairdyeing effect, or a hair dryer or a steamer is used for heating the hairto improve the hair dyeing effect by a physical method, and this methodis the same as the hair dyeing method of a semi-permanent hair dyeavailable in the market, and its hair dyeing procedure is describedbelow.

-   -   1. The dye ointment is coated uniformly onto each hair by a hair        dyeing brush and stays on the hair for 20-30 minutes, and then        the dye on the hair is washed by warm water, and a hair dryer or        a steamer can be used during the stay period to heat the hair;    -   2. The ointment on the hair is washed by warm water, and then        the hair is shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing        process.

The colors applicable for this hair dyeing method of the presentinvention include natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics), and cosmetic colors, containinganions or cations, and the hair dye of this sort is categorized as thesemi-permanent hair dye, wherein the acid refers to an organic acid oran inorganic acid, and the alkali refers to an organic alkali or aninorganic alkali, which are the same as those used in the hair oxidationmethod of the foregoing preferred embodiment, and the expander andpenetration enhancer are the same as those used in the disulfide bondreduction of the foregoing preferred embodiments, and persons skilled inthe art should know that any equivalent reagent can be used instead .

(5) Adsorption Method

In the hair dyeing method using the adsorption method of the presentinvention, the product is in a dosage form, and the color is primarily adye ointment, and this method is the same as the hair dyeing method of atemporary hair dye available in the market, and its hair dyeingprocedure is described as follows.

-   -   1. A hair dyeing brush is used to coat a dye ointment onto each        hair uniformly.    -   2. A hair dryer is used to blow dry the hair to complete the        hair dyeing process.

The colors applicable for this hair dyeing method of the presentinvention include natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors, and the hairdye of this sort is categorized as the temporary hair dye.

-   -   (III) The dyeing and perming products using natural colors (used        in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and        cosmetics) and cosmetic colors are described in details as        follows.

In a general perm, a two-dose and two-step procedure is usually taken,and the first dose is mainly composed of two types of disulfide bondreducers (such as the disulfide bond reducer used in the disulfide bondreduction), such as thiol acid or its salts and esters or cysteine, andthe second dose is mainly composed of two types of disulfide bondoxidizers, such as bromate or hydrogen peroxide. The basic permingprinciple is to use the first-dose disulfide bond reducer to break thedisulfide bonds between hair proteins to form —SH base, and then use thesecond-dose disulfide bond oxidizer to rebuild the —SH base to form newdisulfide bonds, so as to achieve the effect of shaping hair. Atpresent, the perming procedure and dyeing procedure are performedseparately, and it is necessary to reserve a week or more for the twoprocedures, and each procedure takes at least one hour, and thus it willsave much time for individuals or hair stylists and simplify thecomplicated dyeing and perming procedures, if the two procedures can becombined into one and completed all at a time.

As described above, the primary objective of the present invention is tocombine the dyeing and perming processes, such that the design requiresa mixture of dyeing and perming materials that will not affect theirfunctions by each other. According to the principle of a perm, thefirst-dose disulfide bond reducer is mainly provided for breaking thedisulfide bonds of hair proteins, while opening the hair cuticle, andthis principle is the same as the hair dyeing principle by the disulfidebond reduction, and thus the first design method of this dyeing andperming product is achieved by the aforementioned disulfide bondreduction of the hair, wherein the disulfide bond reduction type hairdye ointment is used as a first dose of the dyeing and perming productand this dose is provided for breaking the disulfide bonds of the hairand promoting the color molecules to enter and deposit into the cortexlayer of the hair, and then a disulfide bond oxidizer is used as asecond dose of the dyeing and perming product, and this dose is providedfor rebuilding the disulfide bond to achieve the effect of shaping thehair and oxidizing and discoloring the colors that are not aligned withthe cortex layer, so as to achieve the dyeing and perming effects, and aproduct of this sort is categorized as a two-dose dyeing and permingproduct.

The second design method of the dyeing and perming product is achievedby the oxidation of the aforementioned hair dye. Similarly, thefirst-dose disulfide bond reducer is used for breaking the disulfidebonds of the hair protein and opening the hair cuticles, and then amixed ointment of the color ointment and hydrogen peroxide or peroxideointment (which is a disulfide bond oxidizer) used in the aforementionedoxidation type hair dyeing method is used as the second dose forrebuilding the disulfide bond by the oxidation by hydrogen peroxide orperoxide to achieve the effects of shaping the hair and promoting colormolecules to enter and deposit into the cortex layer of the hair, so asto achieve the dyeing and perming effects, and a product of this sort iscategorized as the two-dose dyeing and perming product. The third designmethod of the dyeing and perming product does not mix the color ointmentwith the hydrogen peroxide or peroxide ointment (which is a disulfidebond oxidizer), and the hair dyeing and perming are performedseparately. Similarly, the first-dose disulfide bond reducer is used forbreaking the disulfide bonds of the hair protein, and then a second-dosecolor ointment is used for dyeing hair, and finally a third-dosedisulfide bond oxidizer is used for rebuilding the disulfide bonds andachieving the effect of shaping hair, and a product of this sort iscategorized as a three-dose dyeing and perming product. In the fourthdesign method of the dyeing and perming product, the disulfide bondreducer and the color are designed with the same ointment and used as afirst dose for breaking the disulfide bond of the hair protein, andopening the hair cuticle, and then oxygen generated from air or by anoxygen generator is used as a second dose (which is a disulfide bondoxidizer), and the oxygen oxidizes and rebuilds the disulfide bonds toachieve the effects of shaping hair and promoting color molecules toenter and deposit into the hair cortex layer, so as to achieve thedyeing and perming effects, and a product of this sort is categorized asa two-dose dyeing and perming product.

There are three kinds of perming methods, respectively: a thermoplasticmethod, a lotion wrap method, and a cold perming method, and theoperating procedure of the dyeing and perming product using these threeperming methods are described in details as follows.

1. Thermoplastic Method: Operating Procedure of Two-Dose Dyeing andPerming Products

-   Step 1: Shampoo (in a wet condition).-   Step 2: Apply a first dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 3: Rinse.-   Step 4: Set rollers.-   Step 5: Heat, set, and dry (fully dry).-   Step 6: Apply a second dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 7: Remove rollers.-   Step 8: Rinse.

2. Lotion Wrap Method: Operating Procedure of Two-Dose Dyeing andPerming Products

-   Step 1: Shampoo (in a wet condition).-   Step 2: Apply a first dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 3: Set rollers.-   Step 4: Heat, set, and dry (fully dry).-   Step 5: Apply a second dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 6: Remove rollers.-   Step 7: Rinse.

3. Cold Perming Method: Operating Procedure of Two-Dose Dyeing andPerming Products

-   Step 1: Shampoo (in a wet condition).-   Step 2: Apply a first dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 3: Rinse.-   Step 4: Set rollers.-   Step 5: Apply a second dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 6: Remove rollers.-   Step 7: Rinse.

4. Thermoplastic Method: Operating Procedure of Three-Dose Dyeing andPerming Products

-   Step 1: Shampoo (in a wet condition).-   Step 2: Apply a first dose (remain for 10 minutes).-   Step 3: Apply a second dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 4: Rinse.-   Step 5: Set rollers.-   Step 6: Heat, set, and dry (fully dry).-   Step 7: Apply a third dose (remain for 10 minutes).-   Step 8: Remove rollers.-   Step 9: Rinse

5. Lotion Wrap Method: Operating Procedure of Three-Dose Dyeing andPerming Products

-   Step 1: Shampoo (in a wet condition).-   Step 2: Apply a first dose (remain for 10 minutes).-   Step 3: Apply a second dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 4: Set rollers.-   Step 5: Heat, set, and dry (fully dry).-   Step 6: Apply a second dose (remain for 10 minutes).-   Step 7: Remove rollers.-   Step 8: Rinse.

6. Cold Perming Method: Operating Procedure of Three-Dose Dyeing andPerming Products

-   Step 1: Shampoo (in a wet condition).-   Step 2: Apply a first dose (remain for 10 minutes).-   Step 3: Apply a second dose (remain for 20 minutes).-   Step 4: Rinse.-   Step 5: Set rollers.-   Step 6: Apply a third dose (remain for 10 minutes).-   Step 7: Remove rollers.-   Step 8: Rinse

The source of colors applicable for this dyeing and perming product ofthe present invention include natural colors (used in food andcosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics), and cosmeticcolors; and the color has a content of 1% to 10% by weight and anappropriate content of 2% to 5%, wherein the disulfide bond reducer isthe same as that used in the disulfide bond reduction of theaforementioned preferred embodiment, and the disulfide bond reducer hasa content of 1% to 10% by weight and an appropriate content of 3% to 8%.If it is necessary to adjust the pH value of the disulfide bond reducer,then the alkali is adjusted, and the consumption of the alkali is up toa level primarily adjusting the pH value of the ointment of the productointment to 7.5-9.5, and the actual consumption depends on theproperties of the alkali, wherein the alkali can be the same organicalkali or inorganic alkali as those used in the disulfide bond reductionof the aforementioned preferred embodiments, and the disulfide bondreducer/oxidizer can be made of the same material as the second dose ofthe perming product such as hydrogen peroxide and bromate, or the sameorganic peroxide and inorganic peroxide, or reagent or kit thatgenerates oxygen used in the oxidation of the aforementioned preferredembodiment, and the disulfide bond reducer/oxidizer has a content of 3%to 12% by weight and an appropriate content of 3% to 8%. If it isnecessary to adjust the pH value of the disulfide bond oxidizer, then anacid is used for the adjustment, and the consumption of acid isprimarily up to a level for adjusting the pH value of the ointment ofthe product ointment to 2.5-4.5, and the actual consumption depends onthe properties of the acid, wherein the acid refers to an organic acidor an inorganic acid. If it is necessary to adjust the pH value of theointment in the color, an organic acid, an inorganic acid, an organicalkali or an inorganic alkali can be added for the adjustment, andpersons skilled in the art should know that any equivalent reagent canbe used instead. The dosage of the present invention can be in form of asolution, lotion, cream, frost, gel, paste, foam or spray.

-   -   (IV) The color of the hair dye produced by mixing color dyes and        the hair dyeing method using this color are described in        details.

The colors of the dye in the present invention primarily include red,yellow, blue, pink, green, orange, tangerine, purple, black, and white,and any required dye color can be prepared by mixing the colorsaccording to the principle of mixing the drawing paints. The presentinvention uses a food color dye with five single colors including TaiwanFood Yellow No. 5 (FD&C Yellow No. 6), Taiwan Food Yellow No. 4 (FD&CYellow No. 5), Taiwan Food Red No. 6 (Acid Red 18), Taiwan Food Red No.7 (FD&C Red No. 3), and Taiwan Food Blue No. 1 (FD&C Blue No. 1) usedfor preparing 106 kinds of color dye, and the strictest oxidation hairdyeing experiment is performed to confirm the dyeing effect on blackhair, and experiment results show that the way of preparing the dye bymixing different colors can dye the colors onto black hair successfully,and the results of the wash persistency and durability of this dyeobtained from the strictest experiment taken after 30 times of shampooof the dyed hair as shown in Table 9 show that this dye is a permanenthair dye.

TABLE 9 Results of dyes prepared by mixing different colors according topercentage by weight New No. Y4 Y5 R6 R7 B1 Pantone No. 1 0.8 0.2 0.00.0 0.0 1235c 2 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1375c 3 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1375c 40.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1375c 5 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 1585c 6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.00.0 1585c 7 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 1505c 8 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1505c 9 0.80.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1505c 10 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 1787c 11 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.20.0 1787c 12 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 1787c 13 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 1789c 140.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 1788c 15 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 1787c 16 0.4 0.2 0.20.2 0.0 1787c 17 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 1787c 18 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 1787c19 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 1787c 20 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 1787c 21 0.8 0.0 0.00.2 0.0 1787c 22 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 1787c 23 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 1787c24 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 1787c 25 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 1787c 26 0.2 0.4 0.20.2 0.0 1787c 27 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 1787c 28 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 1787c29 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 1787c 30 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 Red c 31 0.0 0.8 0.00.2 0.0 Red c 32 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 Red032c 33 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0Red032c 34 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 Red032c 35 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 Red032c 360.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 185c 37 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 185c 38 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.40.0 185c 39 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 185c 40 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 185c 41 0.00.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 1925c 42 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 1925c 43 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.60.0 1925c 44 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 1925c 45 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 219c 460.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 219c 47 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 219c 48 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.80.0 219c 49 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 3308c 50 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 343c 51 0.40.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 348c 52 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 348c 53 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6349c 54 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 349c 55 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 349c 56 0.4 0.40.0 0.0 0.2 349c 57 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 355c 58 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 356c59 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 371c 60 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 378c 61 0.2 0.0 0.00.0 0.8 569c 62 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 7473c 63 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 432c 640.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 7463c 65 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 7546c 66 0.0 0.0 0.00.2 0.8 526c 67 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 525c 68 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 5185c 690.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 515c 70 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 5125c 71 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.00.4 438c 72 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 262c 73 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 262c 74 0.20.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 261c 75 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 261c 76 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4229c 77 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.2 229c 78 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 229c 79 0.0 0.40.0 0.2 0.4 228c 80 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 228c 81 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 228c82 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 227c 83 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 227c 84 0.4 0.0 0.00.4 0.2 227c 85 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 227c 86 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 222c 870.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 221c 88 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 215c 89 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.40.2 215c 90 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 215c 91 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 440c 92 0.20.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 450c 93 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 449c 94 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2491c 95 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 492c 96 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 498c 97 0.0 0.20.4 0.0 0.4 5195c 98 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 532c 99 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.45467c 100 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 553c 101 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 5605c 102 1 00 0 0 Yellow C 103 0 1 0 0 0 Orange 21C 104 0 0 1 0 0 Red 32 105 0 0 0 10 Rhodamine Red C 106 0 0 0 0 1 Blue 072C

-   -   (V) The hair dye that changes colors with different pH values is        described in details as follows.

Among the hair dyes disclosed in the present invention, there is anatural food color that can changes the color of the dye with the pHvalue, such as the natural color containing anthocyanin, whereinanthocyanin has the color changing effect similar to a pH indicator, andits color varies with pH value. If the pH value is increased graduallyfrom 1 to 13, the color will change from red , bluish red, purple, blue,green, and then yellow, and thus this feature can be used for developinga color changing hair dye. Table 10 roughly lists the natural colorsthat can change colors. In conjunction with the aforementioned hairdyeing methods such as the metal mordant dyeing, disulfide bondreduction, oxidation, ionic bond method and adsorption methods. Thenatural colors listed in Table 10 can penetrate the natural color intotarget positions (such as the cuticle or hair cortex) of the hair byusing different hair dyeing methods according to different requirementsto produce a permanent, semi-permanent, or temporary hair. The naturalcolor monomer capable of changing color with pH value in accordance withthe present invention includes anthocyanin, carminic acid, betanin,vulgaxanthin, santalin, bixin, and norbixin, and plant colors andextracts having molecules of this color, wherein the color changing hairdye can be formed by a single-color dye or a dye produced by mixingdifferent colors in any proportion, and hair can be dyed according todifferent hair dyeing methods, and buffer solutions of different pHvalues are sprayed onto the hair, and the hair is blown dry by a hairdryer to complete the color change of the hair. In the descriptionabove, the natural colors capable of changing color with pH value arecovered by the scope of the present invention, and the content of colorin the color ointment is 1% to 10% by weight and the appropriate contentis 2% to 5% by weight.

The pH buffer refers to an acid, a base, a salt and its compound orbuffer solution, and the acid can be an organic acid, an inorganic acid,or its salts, and the base can be an organic base, aninorganic basealkali and its salts, and the buffer solution has a pH value of 2.0-10.0and any equivalent. The hair dye of the present invention can bemanufactured in form of a solution, lotion, cream, frost, gel, paste,foam, spray or shampoo.

TABLE 10 Types of natural colors capable of changing color with pH valueMain composition of the Color Change No. Colors colors Range 1 Grapeskin anthocyanin Red to purple 2 Aronia berry anthocyanin Red to purple3 Black gooseberry anthocyanin Red to purple 4 Black carrot anthocyaninRed to purple 5 Elderberry anthocyanin Red to purple 6 Roselleanthocyanin Red to purple 7 Beetroot betanin Blue to purple vulgaxanthin8 Carmine carminic acid Red to orange 9 Sandalwood santalin Orange tored 10 Annatto Bixin (oil-soluble) Yellow to orangeNorbixin(water-soluble)

-   -   (VI) Optimal Conditions of Hair Dyes

(1) Optimal Conditions of Oxidation Permanent Hair Dye Products

This hair dye can be divided into three-dose and two-dose products, andthe three-dose product includes a first-dose color dye ointment, asecond-dose hydrogen peroxide or peroxide ointment, a third-dose alkaliointment or powder; and the two-dose product contains a first dose thatcombines a color and an alkali, and the second dose is still thehydrogen peroxide or peroxide ointment. All ointments are mixed beforeuse. The sources of colors include natural colors (used in food andcosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics), and cosmeticcolors. The color ointment has a content of 1% to 10% by weightpercentage, and an appropriate content of 2% to 5%. The hydrogenperoxide, peroxide or their compound in the ointment has a content of 3%to 12% by weight and an appropriate content of 3% to 6%; and theconsumption of the alkali ointment or powder is up to a level sufficientto adjust the pH value of the ointment in the product to 7.5-8.5, andthe actual consumption depends on the properties of the alkali. Thealkali can be an organic alkali or an inorganic alkali, and practicalexamples of the organic alkali include alkylamines such asmonoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, monopropanolamine,dipropanolamine, tripropanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol,2-amino-2-methyl- l-propanol and 2-amino-2-hydroxmethyl-1,3-propanediol; an inorganic salt such as sodium hydroxide, sodiumcarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate and calciumbicarbonate; and a guanidine salt such as guanidine hydrochloride,guanidine sulfate, guanidine nitrate, guanidine phosphate, guanidinephosphate sulfate, guanidine borate, aminoguanidine sulfate, and aguanidine salt of an organic acid. The hair dye of the present inventioncan be manufactured in form of a solution, lotion, cream, frost, gel,paste, foam, spray, or shampoo.

(2) Optimal Conditions of Permanent Hair Dye Products Using DisulfideBond Reduction

This hair dye can be divided into two-dose and one-dose product, whereinthe first dose of the two-dose product is an ointment which is adisulfide bond reducer ointment, and the second dose is the dyeointment, and the first-dose and second-dose ointments are appliedaccording to a sequence or the two doses are mixed directly before use.If it is necessary to add an alkali, the alkali is combined with theointment (or disulfide bond reducer) and applied directly to the hairfor dyeing the hair. The one-dose product is an ointment containing adisulfide bond reducer, a color and an alkali as a whole, so that it canbe applied directly. The sources of colors include natural colors (usedin food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics)and cosmetic colors; the color in the ointment has a content of 1% to10% by weight and an appropriate content of 2% to 5%; the disulfide bondreducer in the ointment has a content of 1% to 10% by weight and anappropriate content of 3% to 8%, wherein the disulfide bond reducer canbe D, L-cysteine and its salts, a derivative of cysteine (N-acetyl-D,L-cysteine), thiol acid or its salts and esters, thiolactic acid and itssalts, sulfurous acid and its salts, ascorbic acid and its salts,L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and its salts, or any equivalents. Personsskilled in the art should know that any equivalent reagent can be usedinstead. The consumption of the alkali ointment or powder is up to alevel sufficient to adjust the pH value of the ointment in the productto 8.0-9.0 and the actual consumption depends on the properties of thealkali. The alkalis are the same as those described above.

The hair dye of the present invention can be manufactured in form of asolution, lotion, cream, frost, gel, paste, foam, spray, or shampoo.

(3) Optimal Conditions of Permanent Hair Dye Products Using MetalMordant Dyeing Method

This hair dye can be divided into a three-dose product and a two-doseproduct, wherein the first dose of the three-dose product is an ointmentwhich is a disulfide bond reducer provided for breaking the disulfidebond to open the cuticle and facilitate color molecules of the next doseto enter into the cortex layer of the hair. If the dyeing hair is theblack hair or other dark hair, then this dose is substituted by theso-called “bleach” (black hair discoloration agent). One of the purposesof the bleach is to lighten the black hair color of the hair to a yellowto brown hair color, and the other purpose of the bleach is to break thedisulfide bond to open the cuticle and facilitate metal ions of the nextdose to enter into the cortex layer. The second dose is a low-toxicitymetal ion ointment, and the third dose is a color dye ointment. Thefirst-dose, second-dose, and third-dose ointments are applied insequence for dyeing hair. The first dose of the two-dose product is amixed ointment containing metal ions and a disulfide bond reducer, andthe metal ions and the disulfide bond reducer can be separate ointments,and these two doses of ointments are mixed directly before use, and thealkali is added depending on the type of the disulfide bond reducer, andthe second dose is a color dye ointment, and the first-dose andsecond-dose ointments are applied in sequence for dyeing hair. Thesource of colors includes natural colors (used in food and cosmetics),synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics), and cosmetic colors; andthe color ointment has a content of 1% to 10% by weight and anappropriate content of 2% to 5%. The metal ion refers to a low-toxicitymagnesium, aluminum, iron, or zinc salt or any equivalent, and the metalions have a content of 1% to 10% by weight and an appropriate content of2% to 5%. The disulfide bond reducer in the disulfide bond reducerointment has a content of 1% to 10%, by weight and an appropriatecontent of 3% to 8%, wherein the disulfide bond reducer is the same asthose described above, and the alkali is the same as those describedabove. The hair dye of the present invention can be manufactured in formof a solution, lotion, cream, frost, gel, paste, foam, spray or shampoo.

(4) Optimal Condition of Semi-permanent Hair Dye Products Using IonicBond Method

This hair dye is a one-dose product comprising anion or cation colors,and the ointment also contains a hair expander and a penetrationenhancer. In addition, an acid can be added to the color containinganions to improve the hair dyeing effect, and an alkali can be added tothe color containing cations to improve the hair dyeing effect, and thehair can be heated by a hair dryer or a steamer to improve the hairdyeing effect by a physical method, and all these can be used directlyfor dyeing hair. The source of colors includes natural colors (used infood and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) andcosmetic colors containing anions or cations, and the color in the colorointment has a content of 1% to 10% by weight percentage and anappropriate content of 2% to 5%. The acid can be an organic acid or aninorganic acid, and its consumption depends on the properties of theacid and primarily aims at adjusting the pH value of the ointment to2.0-6.0, and includes hydrochloric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid,phosphoric acid and any equivalent. The alkali can be an organic alkalior an inorganic alkali, and the types of alkalis are the same as thosedescribed above, and its consumption depends on the properties of thealkali, and primarily aims at adjusting the pH value of the ointment to8.0-10.0. The expander and penetration enhancer are the same as thosedescribed above, and have a content of 3% to 20% by weight and anappropriate content of 5% to 15%, and persons skilled in the art shouldknow that any equivalent reagent can be used instead. The hair dye ofthe present invention can be manufactured in form of a solution, lotion,cream, frost, gel, paste, foam, spray or shampoo.

(5) Optimal Conditions of Adsorption Temporary Hair Dye Product

This hair dye is a one-dose product comprising color ointments and canbe used directly for dyeing hair. The source of colors includes naturalcolors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food andcosmetics) and cosmetic colors, and the color in the color ointment hasa content of 1% to 10% by weight and an appropriate content of 2% to 5%.The hair dye of the present invention can be manufactured in form of asolution, lotion, cream, frost, gel, paste, foam, spray or shampoo.

In addition the description above, other general compositions used inhair dyes can be adopted to meet the same requirements withoutsacrificing the effect of the present invention, and the composition canbe a cation surfactant, anion surfactant, non-ionic surfactant,amphoteric surfactant, lanolin derivative, protein derivative, oil, fat,wax, hydrocarbon, polyhydroxy alcohol, ester, amide, moisturizer, plantextract such as Chinese medicine, cationic, anionic, and non-ionicwater-soluble polymer and polymer, adhesive/gel thickener, lower alcoholsolvent, vitamin, amino acid, metal ion, blocking agent, preservative,pH adjusting agent, immersion agent, ultraviolet absorbent,anti-oxidizer, coloring agent, or spice.

The hair dye developed by the present invention uses highly safe naturalcolors (used in food and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food andcosmetics) and cosmetic colors to substitute the conventional genotoxic,carcinogenic, allergic chemical hair dye, such that users no longer needto worry about the issues of toxicity and allergicity when using thehair dye, so that this type of hair dyes can be used for both hair andskin or even beards, eyebrows, lips, and nails. The hair dyesmanufactured by natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors and used invarious hair dyeing methods of the present invention can meet thestandard of the present market, including the wash-resistance,sustainability, convenience and quickness, and some of the hair dyesdisclosed in the present invention even exceed the present usingstandards. The natural colors (used in food and cosmetics), syntheticcolors (used in food and cosmetics) and cosmetic colors of the presentinvention can be selected easily according to the color type, dyeformula, and hair dyeing method to achieve the objectives of thepermanent, semi-permanent, and temporary hair dyes. The hair dye can bemanufactured in form of a hair dye cream, hair dye lotion, frost hairdye, hair dye gel, hair dye ointment, hair dye shampoo, foam hair dye,or spray hair dye. For special products, the natural colors (used infood and cosmetics), synthetic colors (used in food and cosmetics) andcosmetic colors of the present invention can be manufactured to producea dyeing and perming hair dye and a hair dye that can change color withpH value. The colors of hair dyes developed by the present invention canbe prepared in the same way of mixing drawing paints. For example, fivecolors such as red, yellow, blue, black and white colors are mixed, oreven some more other colors are mixed to produce various color hair dyesrequired in the market, and then a predetermined hair dyeing method isused for dyeing hair, and the present invention has advantages such assimplicity, convenience, and innovation over various conventional hairdyes available in the market, and these advantages allow hair dyes tomove towards a new milestone.

The present invention is illustrated by the following preferredembodiments, and it is noteworthy to point out that these preferredembodiments are provided for the purpose of illustrating the inventiononly, but not intended for limiting the scope of the present invention,and the invention is not limited to these preferred embodiments.

1. Preferred Embodiment of Oxidation Permanent Hair Dye Product (1)Composition of Hair Dye

Composition of first dose: food color ointment; composition of seconddose: 6% of peroxide cream; and composition of third dose:monoethanolamine and potassium persulfate.

(2) Dye Ointment:

Five kinds: Yellow 102 (FD&C Yellow No. 5), Orange 103 (FD&C Yellow No.6), Red 104 (Acid Red 18), Magenta 105 (FD&C Red No. 3), and Blue 106(FD&C Blue No. 1).

(3) Hair Dyeing Method and Procedure

Hair dyeing method and procedure (I): The second dose and the third doseare mixed according to a predetermined proportion and prepared for use.A hair dyeing brush is used to coat the mixed dye onto each hairuniformly, and the mixed dye remains on the hair for 20 minutes, andthen the dye on the hair is washed away by warm water, and a hair dyeingbrush is used to apply the first dose onto each hair uniformly, and thefirst dose remains on the hair for 20 minutes, and then the hair isshampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

The hair dyeing method and procedure (II): The first dose, second doseand third dose are mixed according to a predetermined proportion andprepare for use. The mixed hair dye is coated uniformly onto each hairby a hair dyeing brush and stays on the hair for 20-30 minutes, and thenthe dye on the hair is washed by warm water, and the hair is shampooedand rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

Hair dyeing method and procedure (III): The second dose and the thirddose are mixed according to a predetermined proportion and prepared foruse. A hair dyeing brush is used to coat the mixed dye onto each hairuniformly, and the mixed dye remains on the hair for 10 minutes, and ahair dyeing brush is used to apply the first dose onto each hairuniformly and directly without washing away the mixed dye, and the firstdose remains on the hair for 20 minutes, and then the hair is shampooedand rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

(4) Testing Hair: White Hair and Black Hair (5) Ointment Formula of Hairdye: as Shown in Table 11.

The aforementioned five target color ointments are used for dyeing hairaccording to the hair dyeing method and procedures of I, II and III, andthe testing hair is divided into white hair and black hair. After thehair is dyed, a commercial shampoo is used for washing and rinsing theaforementioned hair bundle repeatedly for 30 times, and a hair dryer isused for blowing dry the hair, and the color, of the dyed hair,dyeability and color retentability are evaluated by a visual inspectionmethod according to the following standards, and the evaluation methodsare listed in Table 12 and the final evaluation results are listed inTable 13.

TABLE 11 Ointment formula of oxidation type permanent hair dye firstdose second dose third dose Composition/dosage form (%) (%) (%) foodcolors 5 Polyoxyethylene 1auryl ether 6 Polyoxyethylene(30)lanolin 2Hexadecanol 1.5 Propanediol 5 Hexadecyl trimethylammonium 1.5 chlorideOleic acid 10 Water Remaining quantity hydrogen peroxide (30%) 20Hexadecanol 1.5 Polyoxyethylene 1auryl ether 3 phosphoric acid 0.1Sodium stannate 0.02 Water Remaining quantity Monoethanolamine (g) 2Potassium persulfate (g) 10

TABLE 12 Rating Method and Description of Hair Dye Evaluation MethodGrating and Description Dyeability A Good and even dyeing results B Notdyed properly or having uneven dyeing result. C Not dyed yet or havinguneven dyeing result Color A Compared with the hair before shampoo, thehair Retentability texture has no substantial difference. B Comparedwith the hair before shampoo, some hairs are discolored. C Compared withthe hair before shampoo, lots of hairs are discolored.

TABLE 13 Test results of oxidation type permanent hair dye PreferredColors No./Hair Embodiment Dyeing Method 102 103 104 105 106 No. MethodColor after Yellowish Yellowish Red Burgundy Bluish First preferred (I)dyeing black Brown Orange Green embodiment hair Dyeability A A A A AColor A A A A A retentability Color after Yellow Orange Red Magenta Bluedyeing white hair Dyeability A A A A A Color A A A A A retentabilityMethod Color after Yellowish Yellowish Red Burgundy Bluish Second (II)dyeing black Brown Orange Green preferred hair embodiment dyeability A AA A A Color A A A A A retentability Color after Yellow Orange RedMagenta Blue dyeing white hair dyeability A A A A A color A A A A Aretentability Method Color after Yellowish Yellowish Red Burgundy BluishThird preferred (II) dyeing black Brown Orange Green embodiment hairdyeability A A A A A color A A A A A retentability Color after YellowOrange Red Magenta Blue dyeing white hair Dyeability A A A A A Color A AA A A retentability

From the results listed in Table 13, the results obtained by using thehair dyeing methods I, II and III are the same, and the hair dyes arecategorized as permanent hair dyes. The color obtained by dyeing whitehair is the same as the color obtained by using food dyes. The colorobtained by dyeing black hair, a mixed color of yellow and the dye coloris obtained, since the 6% of peroxide cream can only discolor the blackhair to a discoloration level up to a yellow or brown color, and thefinal color of the dyed hair will be a mixed color which is a normalresult commonly known in this industry.

2. Preferred Embodiment of Disulfide Bond Reduction Type Permanent HairDye product

-   -   (1) Composition of hair dye: Food color ointment, disulfide bond        reducer, and alkali.    -   (2) Dye: Five dyes including Yellow102 (FD&C Yellow No. 5),        Orange 103 (FD&C Yellow No. 6), Red 104 (Acid Red 18), Magenta        105 (FD&C Red No. 3), and Blue 106 (FD&C Blue No. 1).    -   (3) Hair dyeing method and Procedure: A hair dyeing brush is        used to coat the ointment of the hair dye on each hair        uniformly, and the ointment stays on the hair for 20 minutes.        For black or dark hair to be dyed, 6% of peroxide cream plus        bleach is used to discolor the black color of the hair to yellow        or brown (if the bleach stays on the hair for 30 minutes), and        the bleach on the hair must be washed away by fresh water, and        then a hair dyeing brush is used to coat the ointment of the        hair dye onto each hair uniformly, and the ointment stays on the        hair for 20 minutes, and a hair dryer or a steamer can be used        for heating the hair during the stay period, and then this        ointment is washed away by warm water, and then the hair is        shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.    -   (4) Testing hair: white hair    -   (5) Ointment formula of hair dye: as shown in Table 14.

The aforementioned five target color ointments are used for dyeing hairaccording to the hair dyeing method and procedures of I, II and III, andwhite hair is used as the testing hair. After the hair is dyed, acommercial shampoo is used for washing and rinsing the aforementionedhair bundle repeatedly for 30 times, and a hair dryer is used forblowing dry the hair, and the color, of the dyed hair, dyeability andcolor retentability are evaluated by a visual inspection methodaccording to the following standards, and the evaluation methods arelisted in Table 12 and the final evaluation results are listed in Table15.

TABLE 14 Formula of disulfide bond type permanent hair dyes CompositionPercentage by weight (%) Food colors 5 Cysteine 5 Polyoxyethylene 1aurylether 6 Polyoxyethylene (30)lanolin 2 Hexadecanol 1.5 Propanediol 5Hexadecyl trimethylammonium chloride 1.5 Monoethanolamine 4 WaterRemaining Quantity

TABLE 15 Test Result of disulfide bond type permanent hair dye ColorNo./ Preferred hair dyeing embodiment method 102 103 104 105 106 No.Color after Yellow Orange Red Magenta Blue Preferred dyeing embodimentwhite hair 4 Dyeability A A A A A Color A A A A A retentability

From Table 15, the result shows that the dye used is categorized as thepermanent hair dye, and the color obtained after dyeing white hair isthe same as the color obtained by using food color dyes.

3. Preferred Embodiment of Metal Mordant Dyeing Type Permanent Hair DyeProduct

-   -   (1) Composition of hair dye

Composition of first dose: this dose is a disulfide bond reducer fortesting the white hair that is dyed, and 6% of a peroxide cream plus ableach for testing the black hair that is dyed; composition of seconddose: a metal ion ointment, which is ferric sulfate, magnesium chloride,or ferric chloride in this preferred embodiment; and composition ofthird dose: a food color ointment.

-   -   (2) Dye: Yellow 102 (FD&C Yellow No. 5), Orange 103 (FD&C Yellow        No. 6), Red 104 (Acid Red 18), Magenta 105 (FD&C Red No. 3), and        Blue 106 (FD&C Blue No. 1).    -   (3) Hair dyeing method and procedure

1. A hair dyeing brush is used to apply a first dose (disulfide bondreducer ointment) onto each hair uniformly, and the first dose stays onthe hair for 10 minutes, and a hair dryer or a steamer can be used toheat the hair, and then this ointment on the hair is washed away by warmwater, or the next step is performed directly without washing away theointment on the hair. If the dyeing hair is black hair or dark hair,then this dose is replaced by 6% of peroxide cream plus a bleach, andthe bleach stays on the hair for 30 minutes, and the bleach must bewashed away by fresh water.

2. A hair dyeing brush is used for applying the second dose (metal ionointment) onto each hair uniformly, and the second dose stays on thehair for 15 minutes, and a hair dryer or a steamer can be used forheating the hair during the stay period, and then this ointment on thehair is washed away by warm water.

3. A hair dyeing brush is used to apply the third dose (color dyeointment) on each hair uniformly, and the third dose stays on the hairfor 15 minutes, and a hair dryer or a steamer can be used for heatingthe hair during the stay period, and then this ointment on the hair iswashed away by warm water, and then the hair is shampooed and rinsed tocomplete the hair dyeing process.

-   -   (4) Testing hair: white hair and black hair.    -   (5) Ointment formula of hair dye: as shown in Table 16.

The aforementioned five target color ointments are used for dyeing hairaccording to the hair dyeing method and procedures of I, II and III, andwhite hair and black hair are used as the testing hair. After the hairis dyed, a commercial shampoo is used for washing and rinsing theaforementioned hair bundle repeatedly for 30 times, and a hair dryer isused for blowing dry the hair, and the color, of the dyed hair,dyeability and color retentability are evaluated by a visual inspectionmethod according to the following standards, and the evaluation methodsare listed in Table 12 and the final evaluation results are listed inTable 17.

TABLE 16 metal mordant dyeing permanent hair dye formula first dosesecond dose third dose Composition/dosage form (%) (%) (%) Metal ion 3Sodium carboxymethyl 1.2 cellulose Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2 Propanediol10 Triethanolamine 0.2 Water Remaining Quantity Cysteine 5Polyoxyethylene 1auryl ether 6 Polyoxyethylene(30)lanolin 2 Hexadecanol1.5 Propanediol 5 Hexadecyl 1.5 trimethylammonium chlorideMonoethanolamine 4 Water Remaining Quantity Food colors 5Polyoxyethylene 1auryl ether 6 Polyoxyethylene(30)lanolin 2 Hexadecanol1.5 Propanediol 5 Hexadecyl 1.5 trimethylammonium chloride Oleic acid 10Water Remaining Quantity

TABLE 17 Test results of metal mordant dyeing type permanent hair dyepreferred Color No./hair embodiment dyeing method 102 103 104 105 106No. Second- Color after Yellowish Yellowish Red Burgundy Bluishpreferred dose metal dyeing black Brown Orange Green embodiment 5 ion:hair Aluminum dyeability A A A A A sulfate color A A A A A retentabilityColor after Yellow Orange Red Magenta Blue dyeing white hair dyeabilityA A A A A color A A A A A retentability Second-dose Color afterYellowish Yellowish Red Burgundy Bluish preferred metal ion: dyeingblack Brown Orange Green embodiment 6 Magnesium hair chloride dyeabilityA A A A A color A A A A A retentability Color after Yellow Orange RedMagenta Blue dyeing white hair dyeability A A A A A color A A A A Aretentability Second-dose Color after Yellowish Yellowish Red BurgundyBluish preferred metal ion: dyeing black Brown Orange Green embodiment 7Ferric hair chloride dyeability A A A A A color A A A A A retentabilityColor after Yellowish Dark Dark Dark Red Dark dyeing white Brown OrangeRed Blue hair dyeability A A A A A color A A A A A retentability

From the result in Table 17, the test results of the hair dyeing testobtained by using three different kinds of metal ions show that the dyesare permanent hair dyes, and the color obtained by dyeing white hair isthe same as the color obtained by using food colors as a dye, and thecolor of dyeing black hair becomes a mixed color of yellow and the dyecolor. The aforementioned test results are obtained when aluminumsulfate and magnesium chloride are used, and these results are the sameas the oxidation test, since the 6% of peroxide cream can only discolorthe black hair up to a discoloration level of yellow or brown, so thatthe final color of the dyed hair becomes a mixed color. However, ifferric chloride is used, the color of dyed hair obtained in the hairdyeing test is darker than the previous two, since ferric chloride has ayellowish brown color, and thus the color of the dyed hair will bedarkened, and this result is classified as a normal result.

4. Preferred Embodiment of Ionic Bond Type Semi-Permanent Hair DyeProduct

-   -   (1) Composition of hair dye: anion food colors, hair expander,        penetration enhancer, and acid.    -   (2) Dye: Yellow 102 (FD&C Yellow No. 5), Orange 103 (FD&C Yellow        No. 6), Red 104 (Acid Red 18), Magenta 105 (FD&C Red No. 3), and        Blue 106 (FD&C Blue No. 1).    -   (3) Hair dyeing method and procedure: A hair dyeing brush is        used to coat the ointment of the hair dye onto each hair, and        the ointment stays on the hair for 20 minutes. For black hair or        dark hair to be dyed, 6% of peroxide cream plus a bleach is used        to discolor the black hair to yellow or brown (and the bleach        stays on the hair for 30 minutes), and it is necessary to wash        away the bleach by fresh water, and then a hair dyeing brush is        used to coat the ointment of the hair dye onto each hair, and        the ointment stays on the hair for 20 minutes, and a hair dryer        or a steamer can be used to heat the hair during the stay        period, and then this ointment is washed away by warm water, and        then the hair is shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair        dyeing process.    -   (4) Testing hair: white hair    -   (5) Ointment formula of hair dye: as shown in Table 18.

The aforementioned five target color ointments are used for dyeing hairaccording to the hair dyeing method and procedure, and white hair isused for the hair dyeing test , After the hair is dyed, a commercialshampoo is used for washing and rinsing the aforementioned hair bundlerepeatedly for 15 times, and a hair dryer is used for blowing dry thehair, and the color, of the dyed hair, dyeability and colorretentability are evaluated by a visual inspection method according tothe following standards, and the evaluation methods are listed in Table12 and the final evaluation results are listed in Table 19.

TABLE 18 Ionic bond method semi-permanent hair dye formula CompositionPercentage by weight (%) Food colors 5 Isopropanol 5 Benzyl alcohol 5Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether 6 Polyoxyethylene(30)lanolin 2 Propanediol5 Hexadecyl trimethylammonium chloride 1.5 Citric acid 1 Water RemainingQuantity

TABLE 19 Test result of ionic bond type semi-permanent hair dye ColorNo./ Preferred hair dyeing embodiment method 102 103 104 105 106 No.Color after Yellow Orange Red Magenta Blue Preferred dyeing embodimentwhite hair 8 Dyeability A A A A A Color A A A A A retentability

From the results listed in Table 19, the result of the dyed hair showsthat the dye is categorized as the semi-permanent hair dye, and the dyedcolor of the white hair is the same as the color obtained by using foodcolor dyes.

5. Preferred Embodiment of Hair Dye Prepared by Five Primitive ColorOintments

-   -   (1) Composition of hair dye: The hair dye is prepared with a        composition according to the oxidation, disulfide bond        reduction, and metal mordant dyeing.    -   (2) Dye: Five basic colors such as Yellow 102 (FD&C Yellow No.        5), Orange 103 (FD&C Yellow No. 6), Red 104 (Acid Red 18),        Magenta 105 (FD&C Red No. 3) and Blue 106 (FD&C Blue No. 1) are        mixed according to a predetermined proportion as shown in Table        20.    -   (3) Hair dyeing method and procedure: The hair is dyed according        to the oxidation, disulfide bond reduction, or metal mordant        dyeing type hair dyeing procedure.    -   (4) Testing hair: white hair and black hair.

The dye ointment prepared according to Table 20 is used for dyeing hairaccording to the oxidation, disulfide bond reduction, or metal mordantdyeing procedure, and white hair and black hair are used as the testinghair. After the hair is dyed, a commercial shampoo is used for washingand rinsing the aforementioned hair bundle repeatedly for 30 times, anda hair dryer is used for blowing dry the hair, and the color, of thedyed hair, dyeability and color retentability are evaluated by a visualinspection method according to the following standards, and theevaluation methods are listed in Table 12 and the final evaluationresults are listed in Table 21.

TABLE 20 Table of preparing colors Color after Pantone Dye No. 102 103104 105 106 mixing No. 51 2 1 0 0 2 Fresh Green 348C 66 0 0 0 1 4 DarkPurple 526C 96 2 0 2 0 1 Brown 498C 12 1 1 2 1 0 Orange 1787C 85 0 0 2 21 Purplish Red 227C

TABLE 21 Test results of hair dye prepared by mixing five primitivecolor ointments Preferred embodiment Dye No. No. 51 No. 66 No. 96 No. 12No. 85 No. oxidation Color after Fresh Dark Brown Orange PurplishPreferred dyeing black Green Purple Red embodiment 9 hair dyeability A AA A A color A A A A A retentability Color after Fresh Dark Brown OrangePurplish dyeing white Green Purple Red hair dyeability A A A A A color AA A A A retentability disulfide Color after Fresh Dark Brown OrangePurplish Preferred bond dyeing black Green Purple Red embodimentreduction hair 10 dyeability A A A A A color A A A A A retentabilityColor after Fresh Dark Brown Orange Purplish dyeing white Green PurpleRed hair dyeability A A A A A color A A A A A retentability metal Colorafter Fresh Dark Brown Orange Purplish preferred mordant dyeing blackGreen Purple Red embodiment dyeing hair 11 dyeability A A A A A color AA A A A retentability Color after Fresh Dark Brown Orange Purplishdyeing white Green Purple Red hair dyeability A A A A A color A A A A Aretentability

From the results listed in Table 21, the dye prepared by mixing colorscan be dyed on white hair and black hair successfully regardless of thehair dyeing method used, and the result of the dyed color is the same asthose obtained by various different hair dyeing methods without anydifference, and the dye is categorized as the permanent hair dye.

6. Preferred Embodiment of Dyeing and Perming Products

-   -   (1) Composition of two-dose dyeing and perming product

First dose: food color ointment, disulfide bond reducer, and alkali;second dose: disulfide bond oxidizer (6% of peroxide cream).

-   -   (2) Dye: Magenta 105 (FD&C Red No. 3); or black dye.

The black dye is prepared by the following method: The proportion ofYellow 102 (FD&C Yellow No. 5): Orange 103 (FD&C Yellow No. 6): Red 104(Acid Red 18): Blue 106 (FD&C Blue No. 1) is equal to 4:2:4:2.

-   -   (3) Dyeing and perming method and procedure: Three methods such        as thermoplastic method, lotion wrap method, and cold perming        method can be used for the testing, and the operating procedure        is shown in Table 22.    -   (4) Testing hair: white hair and black hair.    -   (5) Ointment formula: as shown in Tables 23 and 23-1.    -   (6) Testing effect: as listed in Tables 23-2 and 23-3.

TABLE 22 Operating procedure of thermoplastic method, lotion wrap methodand cold perming method Perm method/ Thermoplastic Lotion wrap Coldperming procedure method method method Step 1 Shampoo Shampoo ShampooStep 2 Apply first dose Apply first dose Apply first dose Step 3 RinseSet rollers Rinse Step 4 Set rollers Heat, shape and dry Set rollersStep 5 Heat, shape and Apply second dose Apply second dry dose Step 6Apply second Remove rollers Remove rollers dose Step 7 Remove rollersRinse Rinse Step 8 Rinse

TABLE 23 Formula of two-dose dyeing and perming products (preferredembodiments 12, 13 and 14) Thermoplastic Lotion wrap Cold perming methodmethod method (preferred (preferred (preferred embodiment 12) embodiment13) embodiment 14) Method/ second second second Composition first dosedose first dose dose first dose dose 105 food colors 5 5 5 cysteine 5 55 Polyoxyethylene lauryl 6 6 6 ether Polyoxyethylene(30)lanolin 2 2 2Hexadecanol 1.5 1.5 1.5 Propanediol 5 5 5 Hexadecyl 1.5 1.5 1.5trimethylammonium chloride monoethanolamine 4 4 4 Ethanethiol acid 5 6sodium sulfite 2 Water Remaining Remaining Remaining quantity quantityquantity hydrogen peroxide (30%) 20 20 20 Hexadecanol 1.5 1.5 1.5Polyoxyethylene lauryl 3 3 3 ether phosphoric acid 0.1 0.1 0.1 Sodiumstannate 0.02 0.02 0.02 Water Remaining Remaining Remaining quantityquantity quantity

TABLE 23-1 two-dose dyeing and perming product formula (preferredembodiment 12-1, 13-1, 14-1) thermoplastic lotion wrap cold methodmethod perming method (preferred (preferred (preferred embodiment 12-1)embodiment 13-1) embodiment 14-1) Method/ second second secondComposition first dose dose first dose dose first dose dose Yellow 102 11 1 Orange 103 0.5 0.5 0.5 Red 104 1 1 1 Blue106 0.5 0.5 0.5 cysteine 55 5 Polyoxyethylene lauryl 6 6 6 ether Polyoxyethylene(30)lanolin 2 2 2Hexadecanol 1.5 1.5 1.5 Propanediol 5 5 5 Hexadecyl 1.5 1.5 1.5trimethylammonium chloride monoethanolamine 4 4 4 Ethanethiol acid 5 6sodium sulfite 2 Water Remaining Remaining Remaining quantity quantityquantity hydrogen peroxide (30%) 20 20 20 Hexadecanol 1.5 1.5 1.5Polyoxyethylene lauryl 3 3 3 ether phosphoric acid 0.1 0.1 0.1 Sodiumstannate 0.02 0.02 0.02 Water Remaining Remaining Remaining quantityquantity quantity

TABLE 23-2 Dye using Magenta 105 Perming Nature Dyeing Nature cold coldItem thermoplastic lotion wrap perming Item thermoplastic lotion wrapperming Class method method method Class method method method ElasticityGood Good Good Color after Burgundy Burgundy Burgundy dyeing black hairHair Good Good Good Dyeability A A A texture Odor of None None NoneColor A A A Remained retentability Chemicals Texture Good Good GoodColor after Pink Pink Pink after perm dyeing white hair Luster Good GoodGood Dyeability A A A after perm Curl >95% >95% >90% Color A A Aachievement retentability rate

TABLE 23-3 Using black dye Perming Nature Dyeing Nature cold cold Itemthermoplastic lotion wrap perming Item thermoplastic lotion wrap permingClass method method method Class method method method Elasticity GoodGood Good Color after Black Black Black dyeing black hair Hair Good GoodGood Dyeability A A A texture Odor of None None None Color A A ARemained retentability Chemicals Texture Good Good Good Color afterBlack Black Black after perm dyeing white hair Luster Good Good GoodDyeability A A A after perm Curl >95% >95% >90% Color A A A achievementretentability rate

7. Preferred Embodiment of Foam Hair Dye

(1) Composition of Foam Hair Dye

-   -   (I) One-dose form: food color ointment, foaming agent, and        alkali. (II) Two-dose form: First dose: food color ointment,        foaming agent, and alkali; second dose: 6% of peroxide cream.

(2) Operating Procedure

-   -   (I) One-dose operating procedure: The dye ointment is poured        into a bottle and shaken for 30 seconds, and gloves are put on        to coat the foam onto the hair, and allow the foam to stay on        the hair for 30 minutes. For dyeing black hair or dark hair, a        bleach is added to 6% of the peroxide cream, and the color of        the black hair is discolored to yellow or brown (let the bleach        stay for 30 minutes), and then the bleach is washed away by        fresh water. The gloves are put on coat the foam onto the hair        and allow the foam to stay on the hair for 30 minutes, and then        this ointment of the hair is washed away by warm water, and then        the hair is shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing        process.    -   (II) The two-dose operating procedure: The dye ointment in the        bottle 1 is poured into the bottle 2 and shaken for 30 seconds,        and gloves are put on to coat the foam on the hair and allow the        foam to stay on the hair for 30 minutes, and this ointment on        the hair is washed away by warm water, and then the hair is        shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.        (3) Ointment Formula: as shown in Table 24.

TABLE 24 Formula of foam hair dye (Preferred embodiment 15) Non-aerosolNon-aerosol foam hair dye foam hair dye (two-dose form) Dosageform/Composition (one-dose form) Bottle 1 Bottle 2 Food colors 5 5Benzyl alcohol 5 Hexadecyl 1.5 1.5 trimethylammonium chloride PEG-7Coconut acid glyceride 0.5 Polysorbate 20 2 10 Foaming agent 2 5 WaterRemaining Remaining Quantity Quantity Monoethanolamine 4 Cocamide DAE 3Oleic alcohol 5 Hydrogen peroxide (30%) 20 Hexadecanol 1.5Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether 3 Phosphoric acid 0.1 Sodium stannate 0.02Water Remaining Quantity

8. Preferred Embodiment of Hair Dye Shampoo

-   -   (1) Composition of hair dye shampoo        -   First dose: food colors, anion surfactant, anti-oxidizer,            and alkali.        -   Second dose: 6% of peroxide cream.    -   (2) Operating procedure: The hair is moistened by water first,        and then the first dose and the second dose are poured on hands        and mixed, and the aforementioned ointments are applied onto the        hair by a shampooing method, and then the hair is shampooed by        warm water to wash away the shampoo on the hair to complete the        hair dyeing process.    -   (3) Ointment formula: as shown in Table 25.

TABLE 25 Hair dye shampoo formula (preferred embodiment 16) Compositionfirst dose (%) second dose (%) Food colors 5 Fatty acid methylestersodium 5 aminoguanidine sulfate Sodium alcohol ether sulphate 12Cocoamide DEA 2 Isoascorbic acid 0.5 Sodium sulfite 0.5 Triethanolamine4 Water Remaining Quantity Hydrogen peroxide (30%) 20 Hexadecanol 1.5Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether 3 Hexadecyl trimethylammonium 1.5 chloridePhosphoric acid 0.1 Sodium stannate 0.02 Water Remaining Quantity

9. Preferred Embodiment of Hair Dye that Changes Colors with DifferentpH Values

-   -   (1) Composition of hair dye:

The composition is prepared according to the oxidation, disulfide bondreduction, and metal mordant dyeing.

-   -   (2) Colors used: Grape skin color (Color Change Range: Red to        purple), carmine color (Color Change Range: Red to orange),        anatto color (Color Change Range: yellow to orange).    -   (3) Hair dyeing method and procedure: The hair is dyed according        to the oxidation, disulfide bond reduction, or metal mordant        dyeing type hair dyeing procedure.    -   (4) Testing hair: white hair.    -   (5) pH values of buffer solutions: pH=2.0, pH=4.0, pH=7.0, and        pH=9.0.

The grape skin colors, carmine colors, annatto colors are used forpreparing the ointments of the hair dye, and the hair is dyed accordingto the oxidation, disulfide bond reduction, or metal mordant dyeingprocedure, and white hair is used for the hair dyeing test. After thehair is dyed, a commercial shampoo is used for washing and rinsing theaforementioned hair bundle repeatedly for 30 times, and a hair dryer isused for blowing dry the hair, and buffer solutions of different pHvalues are sprayed onto the hair bundles of the dyed hair, and then thehair dryer is used for blowing dry the hair again, and the color of thedyed hair, dyeability and color retentability are evaluated by a visualinspection method according to the standards below, and the finalevaluation results are listed in Table 26.

TABLE 26 Test Results of Hair Dye that Changes Colors with Different pHvalues Grape skin Carmine Annatto Preferred Color of the dye colorscolors colors embodiment No. Oxidation Color of recently Purplish BlueRed Yellow Preferred dyed hair embodiment pH = 2.0 Red Red Yellow 17 pH= 4.0 Pink Red Yellow pH = 7.0 Purple Orange Yellowish Orange pH = 9.0Bluish Purple Orange Orange Disulfide bond Color of recently PurplishBlue Red Yellow Preferred reduction dyed hair embodiment pH = 2.0 RedRed Yellow 18 pH = 4.0 Pink Red Yellow pH = 7.0 Purple Orange YellowishOrange pH = 9.0 Bluish Purple Orange Orange Metal mordant Color ofrecently Purplish Blue Red Yellow Preferred dyeing dyed hair embodimentpH = 2.0 Red Red Yellow 19 pH = 4.0 Pink Red Yellow pH = 7.0 PurpleOrange Yellowish Orange pH = 9.0 Bluish Purple Orange Orange

From the results listed in Table 26, the color change range of the haircolor and the properties of color molecules are the same, and theexperiments show that the feature of this color change can be repeatedfor many times without fading.

10. Referred Embodiment of Oxidation Type Permanent Hair Dye Productorimarily using Cosmetic Colors

-   -   (1) Composition of hair dye

Composition of first dose: cosmetic color ointment; composition ofsecond dose: 6% of peroxide cream; and composition of third dose:monoethanolamine and potassium persulfate. (2) Dye ointment: D&C YellowNo. 10, Ext. D&C Orange No.3, FD&C Red No. 4, D&C Blue No. 6 are fourcosmetic colors and mixed in a proportion of 1:1:1:2, and the colorobtained after mixing these colors is bluish green with a Pantone colornumber of 5467C.

-   -   (3) Hair dyeing method and procedure

Hair dyeing method and procedure (I): The second dose and the third doseare mixed according to a predetermined proportion and prepared for use.A hair dyeing brush is used to coat the mixed dye onto each hairuniformly, and the mixed dye remains on the hair for 20 minutes, andthen the dye on the hair is washed away by warm water, and then a hairdyeing brush is used to apply a first dose onto each hair uniformly, andthe first dose remains on the hair for 20 minutes, and then the hair isshampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

Hair dyeing method and procedure (II): The first dose, the second doseand the third dose are mixed according to a predetermined proportion andprepared for use. A hair dyeing brush is used to coat the mixed dye ontoeach hair uniformly, and the mixed dye remains on the hair for 20-30minutes, and then the dye on the hair is washed away by warm water, andthen the hair is shampooed and rinsed to complete the hair dyeingprocess.

Hair dyeing method and procedure (III): The second dose and the thirddose are mixed according to a predetermined proportion and prepared foruse. A hair dyeing brush is used to coat the mixed dye onto each hairuniformly, and the mixed dye remains on the hair for 10 minutes, and ahair dyeing brush is used to apply the first dose onto each hairuniformly and directly without washing the hair, and the first doseremains on the hair for 20 minutes, and then the hair is shampooed andrinsed to complete the hair dyeing process.

-   -   (4) Testing hair: white hair and black hair    -   (5) Ointment formula of hair dye: as shown in Table 27.

The aforementioned five target color ointments are used for dyeing hairaccording to the hair dyeing method and procedures I, II and III, andthe testing hair is divided into white hair and black hair. After thehair is dyed, a commercial shampoo is used for washing and rinsing theaforementioned hair bundle repeatedly for 30 times, and a hair dryer isused for blowing dry the hair, and the color of the dyed hair,dyeability and color retentability are evaluated by a visual inspectionmethod according to the standards as shown in Table 28, and the finalevaluation results are listed in Table 29.

TABLE 27 Formula of oxidation type permanent hair dye ointment firstdose second dose third dose Composition/dosage form (%) (%) (%) D&CYellow 10 0.5 Ext. D&C Orange 3 0.5 FD&C Red 4 0.5 D&C Blue 6 2Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether 6 Polyoxyethylene(30)lanolin 2 Hexadecanol1.5 Propanediol 5 Hexadecyl trimethylammonium 1.5 chloride Oleic acid 10Water Remaining Quantity hydrogen peroxide (30%) 20 Hexadecanol 1.5Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether 3 phosphoric acid 0.1 Sodium stannate 0.02Water Remaining Quantity monoethanolamine(g) 2 potassium persulfate (g)10

TABLE 28 Evaluation method and description of hair dyes Evaluationmethod Evaluation Grade and Description Dyeability A Uniform and gooddyeing color\ B Incomplete or non-uniform dyeing C Not dyed or dyednon-uniformly Color A Compared hair bundles before shampoo, there is noretentability substantial difference. B Compared hair bundles beforeshampoo, minor fading can be observed. C Compared hair bundles beforeshampoo, major fading can be observed.

TABLE 29 Test result of oxidation type permanent hair dye ExperimentPreferred Color No./Hair dyeing method Result embodiment No. MethodColor after dyeing black hair Bluish Green Preferred (I) dyeability Aembodiment 20 Color retentability A Color after dyeing white hair Bluedyeability A Color retentability A Method Color after dyeing black hairBluish Green Preferred (II) Dyeability A embodiment 21 Colorretentability A Color after dyeing white hair Blue Dyeability A Colorretentability A Method Color after dyeing black hair Bluish GreenPreferred (II) Dyeability A embodiment 22 Color retentability A Colorafter dyeing white hair Blue Dyeability A Color retentability A

From the results listed in Table 29, the results obtained by using thehair dyeing methods I, II and III are the same, and the hair dyes arecategorized as permanent hair dyes, and the color obtained by dyeingwhite hair approaches a bluish green color, and the color obtained bydyeing black hair approaches a darker bluish green color.

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1. A hair dye, comprising: (a) a dye, being one selected from thecollection of a natural color (used in food and cosmetics), a syntheticcolor (used in food and cosmetics) and a cosmetic color; and (b) acuticle opener.
 2. The hair dye according to claim 1, being a permanenthair dye, and comprising: (a) a synthetic color of the hair dye (used infood and cosmetics); (b) an inorganic peroxide or an organic peroxide, adisulfide bond reducer, or a bleaching agent used as the cuticle opener;and (c) a freely selected metal ion and/or alkali.
 3. The hair dyeaccording to claim 2, wherein the synthetic color is one selected fromthe collection of FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Acid Red 18,FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Blue No. 1 and any combination of the above, andthe cosmetic colors is one selected from the collection of D&C YellowNo. 10, Ext. D&C Orange No.3, FD&C Red No. 4, D&C Blue No. 6 and anycombination of the above.
 4. The hair dye according to claim 2, whereinthe inorganic peroxide is hydrogen peroxide or aqueous hydrogenperoxide.
 5. The hair dye according to claim 2, wherein the disulfidebond reducer is one selected from the collection of D, L-cysteine or itssalts, N-acetyl-D, L-cysteine or its salts, thiol acid or its salts oresters, thiolactic acid or its salts, sulfurous acid or its salts,ascorbic acid or its salts, L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) or its salts,and any combination of the above.
 6. The hair dye according to claim 2,wherein the metal ion is one selected from magnesium cation, aluminumcation, iron cation and zinc cation.
 7. The hair dye according to claim2, wherein the color (used in food and cosmetics) occupies 1% to 10% byweight of the hair dye, and the cuticle opener occupies 1% to 12% byweight of the hair dye and the metal ions occupy 1% to 10% by weight ofthe hair dye, and the alkali occupies 1% to 10% by weight of the hairdye.
 8. The hair dye according to claim 1, being a semi-permanent hairdye and comprising: (a) a natural or synthetic color (used in food andcosmetics) used as a hair dye; (b) a hair penetration enhancer and/or ahair expander; and (c) an acid or an alkali.
 9. The hair dye accordingto claim 8, wherein the synthetic food color is one selected from thecollection of FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Acid Red 18, FD&CRed No. 3, FD&C Blue No. 1 and any combination of the above, and thesynthetic cosmetic color is one selected from the collection of D&CYellow No. 10, Ext. D&C Orange No.3, FD&C Red No. 4, D&C Blue No. 6 andany combination of the above.
 10. The hair dye according to claim 8,wherein the hair penetration enhancer and/or hair expander is oneselected from the collection of benzyl alcohol, isopropanol,N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, propylene carbonate, sodium sulfate anhydrate,benzoic acid, formic acid, urea, guanidine, sodium dodecyl sulfate,sodium N-dodecanoylsalcosinate, Triton X-100, anddodecylazacycloneptan-2-one
 1. 11. The hair dye according to claim 8,wherein the color (used in food and cosmetics) occupies 1% to 10% byweight of the hair dye, and the hair penetration enhancer and/or hairexpander occupies 1% to 15% by weight of the hair dye and the acid oralkali occupies 1% to 10% by weight of the hair dye.
 12. The hair dyeaccording to claim 1, being a temporary hair dye, and comprising anatural color or a synthetic color (used in food and cosmetics).
 13. Thehair dye according to claim 12, wherein the synthetic food color is oneselected from the collection of FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6,Acid Red 18, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Blue No. 1, and any combination of theabove, and the synthetic cosmetic color is one selected from thecollection of D&C Yellow No. 10, Ext. D&C Orange No.3, FD&C Red No. 4,D&C Blue No. 6, and a combination of the above.
 14. The hair dyeaccording to claim 12, wherein the colors (used in food and cosmetics)occupies 1% to 10% by weight of the hair dye.
 15. The hair dye accordingto any one of claims 1, being in a form selected from the collection ofa hair dye cream, a hair dye lotion, a frost hair dye, a hair dye gel, ahair dye ointment, a hair dye shampoo, a foam type hair dye, a spraytype hair dye, a perm combined with a hair dye, and a hair dye changinga color thereof with a pH value.
 16. The hair dye according to claim 15,combined with a perm agent to produce a hair dyeing and perm agent, andcomprising: (a) a disulfide bond reducer; (b) a natural or syntheticcolor (used in food and cosmetics) used as a dye; and (c) a disulfidebond oxidizer.
 17. The hair dye according to claim 16, wherein thesynthetic food color is one selected from the collection of FD&C YellowNo. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Acid Red 18, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Blue No. 1and any combination of the above, and the synthetic cosmetic color isone selected from the collection of D&C Yellow No. 10, Ext. D&C OrangeNo.3, FD&C Red No. 4, D&C Blue No. 6 and any combination of the above.18. The hair dye according to claim 15, wherein the hair dye changes itscolor with a change of pH value, and comprises: (a) a natural color(used in food and cosmetics) used as a dye; (b) an acidic or alkalinebuffer having a pH value from 2.0 to 10.0; and (c) a metal ion.
 19. Thehair dye according to claim 18, wherein the natural color (used in foodand cosmetics) is one selected from the collection of a grape skincolor, a carmine color, a rouge orange color, anthocyanin, carminicacid, betanin, vulgaxanthin, santalin, bixin, norbixin, and a plantcolor or its extract containing one or more of the above.
 20. The hairdye according to claim 1, applied to a human body including beards,eyebrows, skins, lips and nails.